IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
POLK COUNTY WOMEN ATTORNEYS
RECORDS, 1986-1995
9 linear inches and audiovisual material
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ACQUISITION: |
The Polk County Women Attorneys records (donor no. 303) were donated
by the organization in 1996. |
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ACCESS: |
The records are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Randel W. Lackore, 1997. |
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History
Polk County Women Attorneys was organized in 1986 to
promote the professional growth of women in the law through educational
programs, job placement programs, and other activities which enhance the
stature of women in the law. This
professional association serves its members and the community by promoting
awareness and acceptance of women in the legal profession and by seeking to
formulate laws that are conducive to women’s welfare.
Scope and Content Note
The
Polk County Women Attorneys
records date from 1986 to 1995
and measure 9 linear
inches. The records are
arranged in three series: Administrative records, Related
organizations, and Reports.
The Administrative
records series (1986-1995) includes articles of incorporation and by-laws,
sporadic minutes and correspondence, and photographs of a tea held to benefit
the Equal Rights Amendment campaign.
The Related
organizations series (1989-1993) contains information about events and
activities of the state and Polk County bar associations, including a 1989
report of the Women and Minorities Study Committee of the Iowa State Bar
Association.
The Reports
series (1986-1993) contains studies having to do with women’s equality in the
practice of law and other subjects of concern to the PCWA. Included are testimony and reports of the
Equality in the Courts Task Force appointed by the Supreme Court of Iowa in
1990 to examine racial, gender, and other forms of bias in the state’s court
system; a survey on part-time work of Polk County firms employing lawyers,
along with the final report of the PCWA’s Part-Time Work Committee; and an
informational videocassette and pamphlet prepared by the PCWA to help prevent
shaken baby syndrome.
Box
1
Administrative records
Articles of incorporation, 1986-1987
By-laws, 1986 and undated
Correspondence
1992
1993
1995
High Tea benefiting ERA Iowa, 1992 [includes photographs]
Mansfield Foundation, 1992-1993
Mentoring program, 1993
Minutes
1991
1993
Related organizations
Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (IOWA), 1991
Iowa State Bar Association
Women and Minorities Study Committee: Final Report, 1989
Young Lawyer Division, 1991
Polk County Bar Association summer picnic, 1992
Polk County Bar leadership breakfast, 1993
Reports
Discriminatory country clubs, 1991-1992
Box 2
Equality in the Courts Task Force [Iowa]
Final report
Complete, 1993
Executive summary, 1993
Interim report, 1991
Minority opinion [1993]
Testimony by the Council of Judicial
Selection by Roxann M. Ryan, 1991
Part-time lawyering
General, 1986-1994
Final report of the PCWA Part-time Work Committee, 1989
Press releases, 1989
Survey of Polk County employers, 1988
Shaken baby syndrome
General, 1992
“The Hidden Tragedy: Shaken Baby Syndrome Is No Accident,” 1992
(VHS, 12 minutes) [V127]