About the Archives

The Archives of Women's Political Communication was launched in 2007 by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University. The goal of the archives is to preserve women’s political discourse and promote lifelong learning of women in political leadership throughout the world.

The archives is designed to serve as a resource for faculty and students in a variety of fields and members of the public interested in women's political communication. An internal review board helps oversee and review the collection of speeches.

Speeches and ads are continually being gathered by our staff and added to the archives. Please feel free to contact us at cattcntr@iastate.edu with any suggestions for additions to our collection.

The archives is made possible through a generous gift from the late Richard and Mary Jo Stanley of Muscatine, Iowa.

Archives staff

  • Karen Kedrowski - director, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, and professor, Department of Political Science
  • Carrie Ann Johnson – associate director of outreach and communication, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
  • Sue Cloud – communications specialist, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
  • Jordan Cunningham - undergraduate intern
  • Lauren Fisher - undergraduate intern

Archives internal review board

  • Lesley Bartlett – assistant professor, Department of English
  • Amy Bishop – rare books and manuscripts archivist, Iowa State University Library
  • Susan Harper – director, Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success
  • Carrie Ann Johnson
  • Amy Rutenberg – associate professor, Department of History
  • Amy Erica Smith - Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professor and associate professor, Department of Political Science
  • Kelly Winfrey – director, Women's and Gender Studies Program, and associate professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

The political affiliations of the women included in the Archives of Women's Political Communication or sentiments expressed in the speeches and ads do not necessarily represent the views of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics or Iowa State University, and their inclusion in the archives should not be considered an endorsement by the center or the university.