IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
KAREN GOODENOW (1938- )
PAPERS, 1980-1993
1 linear inch
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers
(donor no. 320) were donated by Karen
Goodenow in 1995. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers
are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Kristen Rassbach, 1997. |
Biography
Karen Kolbe Goodenow, an educator, was
born on January 26, 1938 in Carroll, Iowa, and raised in Lakeview, Iowa. She received her B.S. degree from Drake
University. An elementary school
teacher, she served on numerous boards and task forces at the local, state, and
national level. Karen Goodenow lived in
Wall Lake, Iowa, for twenty five years before moving to Okoboji.
Goodenow served on the Wall Lake School Board, the
Iowa State Board of Education, and the Board of the National State Boards of
Education. She also served as a site
evaluator in 1989 for the United States Department of Education for the
"Secondary School Recognition Program." Goodenow is a member of the Drake Board of Governors and the Iowa
Public Television Foundation Board. She
was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to the Iowa International Development
Foundation, and served from 1990 to 1995.
She is also active in Dickinson County Republican Women.
Scope and
Content Note
The Karen Goodenow papers date from 1980 to 1993 and measure 1 linear inch.
The papers consist of a biographical statement and copies of many of the
speeches Goodenow gave on the subject of education and educational reform to a
variety of audiences.