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Women’s Temperance Activism in the Midwest: A Reassessment

Reexamining Midwestern women’s temperance activism as a complex political movement that advanc...

Reflections on Historical Research and Public Speaking

Thoughts on connecting archival research with public speaking and making historical scholarship acce...

The Hidden History of Rural Violence in Depression-Era Iowa

Examining the often-overlooked history of violence in rural Iowa during the Great Depression and its...

Teaching History Through Primary Sources

Reflections on using primary sources in history education and making archival research accessible to...

Archival Discoveries: UNRRA and the Birth of UNICEF

Examining archival materials that document the transition from UNRRA to UNICEF and the creation of p...

The Hoover-Truman Friendship: An Unlikely Alliance

Exploring the remarkable friendship between Presidents Hoover and Truman and their collaboration on ...

Children’s Voices from Pearl Harbor

Examining children’s firsthand accounts of the Pearl Harbor attack and how young people experi...

Rediscovering Iowa’s Depression-Era Farm Women

Exploring the creativity and resilience of Iowa farm women during the 1930s through archival researc...

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Dr. Lisa Ossian

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