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In Spite Of Wipe-out In Iowa, Early Twentieth Century Journalist Proves Women Just As Gritty As Men

“The west certainly surpassed all my expectations, and Iowa is great,” Cy Woodman claimed after traveling from New York to Iowa on a Flanders 4 motorcycle in October 1912. Ethel

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/ 14 Apr 2018

In Spite Of Wipe-out In Iowa, Early Twentieth Century Journalist Proves Women Just As Gritty As Men

Early Twentieth Century Iowa Librarian Moonlights as Journalist

The oldest blacksmith shop in Nashua The largest private collection of geological specimens in America An Iowa native who photographed glamorous stars A Memorial Day parade in New York City

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 7 Apr 2018

Early Twentieth Century Iowa Librarian Moonlights as Journalist

Confederate States President's Photo Album Ends Up in Iowa

Joseph Riley from Erie County, N.Y., was in a train station in New Jersey in 1873 when he overheard a conversation between two men sitting on a bench across

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 31 Mar 2018

Confederate States President's Photo Album Ends Up in Iowa

War of 1812 Vet From Iowa Never Lost His Patriotism

Shoppers in downtown Des Moines on September 11, 1874, were curious about a little fruit stand on wheels they saw on the sidewalk. It wasn’t unusual to see the

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 24 Mar 2018

War of 1812 Vet From Iowa Never Lost His Patriotism

Titanic Survivor From Iowa Never Gave Up Hope

“I have not given up hope but what my husband was saved in some way,” Carrie Toogood Chaffee told a Minneapolis newspaper reporter in April 1912. Carrie had grown up

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 17 Mar 2018

Titanic Survivor From Iowa Never Gave Up Hope

Iowa's Champion 'Tomato Girl' And The Secrets Of Her Success 100 Years Ago

Parents in Page County, Iowa, in 1915 hoped the actions of a local farm girl would cause similar seeds of thought to “germinate in the fertile minds of our youth.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 10 Mar 2018

Iowa's Champion 'Tomato Girl' And The Secrets Of Her Success 100 Years Ago

Bank Bandits Get Away on Bicycles: It was 1896 After All

Lake Mills residents were very excited on October 10, 1896, when word spread around town that a desperate and dangerous bank robber had been captured. Everybody believed he was one

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 3 Mar 2018

Bank Bandits Get Away on Bicycles: It was 1896 After All

Women Supply Vermin-Proof Underwear to Soldiers: A Story From WWI

“What better investment can one make for 60 cents than for a garment which has a double purpose, that of an under garment and one that is vermin proof?” the question was posed by a Des Moines clubwoman in August 1918.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 24 Feb 2018

Women Supply Vermin-Proof Underwear to Soldiers: A Story From WWI

Boy Bandit From Iowa Corrupted By Dime Novels 100 Years

It was closing time on Friday, July 5, 1912, at the Rome Savings Bank in Rome, Iowa. The cashier was alone, closing his accounts.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 17 Feb 2018

Boy Bandit From Iowa Corrupted By Dime Novels 100 Years

Early 20th Century Iowa Farmer Overcomes Challenges While Managing 250 Acres

In 1937 newspapers across the country, including the New York Times, ran a story about a 63-year-old Iowa woman who had spent her entire life working a 250-

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 10 Feb 2018

Early 20th Century Iowa Farmer Overcomes Challenges While Managing 250 Acres

Roosevelt Welcomes Iowan to Rough Riders

“War is a deplorable alternative and we must enter upon it only after the most earnest consideration,” a speaker at Darwin Merritt’s memorial service in Red Oak in 1898

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 3 Feb 2018

Roosevelt Welcomes Iowan to Rough Riders

They Called This Young Iowa Woman Plucky For Running A Newspaper In The Late 1880s

“I am strong and hearty, and as willing to work as any man,” Katie Prehm wrote in a letter to the White House in 1878. The Traer, Iowa, girl was

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 27 Jan 2018

In Spite Of Wipe-out In Iowa, Early Twentieth Century Journalist Proves Women Just As Gritty As Men

Early Twentieth Century Iowa Librarian Moonlights as Journalist

Confederate States President's Photo Album Ends Up in Iowa

War of 1812 Vet From Iowa Never Lost His Patriotism

Titanic Survivor From Iowa Never Gave Up Hope

Iowa's Champion 'Tomato Girl' And The Secrets Of Her Success 100 Years Ago

Bank Bandits Get Away on Bicycles: It was 1896 After All

Women Supply Vermin-Proof Underwear to Soldiers: A Story From WWI

Boy Bandit From Iowa Corrupted By Dime Novels 100 Years

Early 20th Century Iowa Farmer Overcomes Challenges While Managing 250 Acres

Roosevelt Welcomes Iowan to Rough Riders

They Called This Young Iowa Woman Plucky For Running A Newspaper In The Late 1880s

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