IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES

IOWA CITY, IOWA

“BRIDGING THE GENERATIONS: THE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF RURAL IOWA WOMEN”

RECORDS, 1992-1999

1 linear inch

ACQUISITION: The records (donor no. 616) were donated by Joan Moore in 1999.

ACCESS: The records are open for research.

COPYRIGHT: Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa

AUDIO-VISUAL: One videocassettee (V202) shelved in videocassette collection.

PHOTOGRAPHS: In folder 1.

PROCESSED BY: Doris Malkmus, 1999.

History

         The non-profit Master Farm Homemakers Guild is an honorary association of approximately 160 farm women who have demonstrated noteworthy leadership and community involvement. Wallace's Farmer inducts four women annually from a pool of women nominated by community groups across the state. The Guild celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1992 by creating a video "Celebrating Farm Homemaking." In the spring of 1996, they determined to expand their efforts to publicize the history of the Master Farm Homemakers in Iowa. With a grant from the Iowa Humanities Board, they created a travelling exhibit of photographs, biographies and history of selected farm homemakers through the last century. This exhibit, entitled "Bridging the Generations: The Lives and Contributions of Rural Iowa Women," will be on display in various towns across the state in the coming years.

Scope and Content Note

         This collection includes a brief history of the creation of the exhibit, letters supporting a grant application to the Iowa Humanities Board, the video, "Celebrating Farm Homemaking," photographs of the travelling exhibit, and a teaching packet for using the exhibit with school groups.

SCVF Description

Folder 1                 "Bridging the Generations: The Lives and Contributions of Rural Iowa Women"

VIDEOCASSETTE
COLLECTION            "Celebrating Farm Homemaking" (V202)