About Us
We are a coalition of people from many organizations in Iowa who have historical and personal interest in the events in Iowa that led up to the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. We believe that the 100th anniversary of key events in our state should not go un-noted and uncelebrated!
Our 1908 parade was a fully sanctioned event in conjunction with the Annual Convention of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association. If not the first such parade, it was certainly one of the first. [Some notes on the controversy.]
At any rate, we are planning to reenact the parade in costume with participants playing the parts of key figures in the event. As in the earlier event, two organizations, the Boone County Historical Society and the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines/Unity Circle, are the primary organizers. [In 1908, the Boone Equality Club and Iowa Equal Suffrage Association, precided by Rev. Gordon of the First Unitarian Church.] All the organizers are listed below.
Please contact us by email at info@celebratesuffrage2008.org or by phone at 515-432-1907 .
Organizations |
Individuals |
Boone County Historical Society |
E. Joyce Schulte, Author: TAKE YOUR PLACES, LADIES! |
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines |
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Women’s Internal League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) |
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Iowa League of Women Voters |
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Iowa Commission for the Status of Women |
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Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs [Press Release of Grant!] |
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American Association of University Women - Iowa |