Name: Iowa Files: Hysterical Legislation: The Early Years of Women's Suffrage in Iowa
Start: 2023-09-24T14:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-09-24T15:30:00-05:00
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

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Iowa Files: Hysterical Legislation: The Early Years of Women's Suffrage in Iowa

2:30pm - 3:30pm

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Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages, Adults

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Event Details:

In 1870, the Iowa Legislature passed a resolution that would have made it legal for women to vote after a second approval in 1872. In the intervening time, conflicts in the women’s movement caused upheaval and the second approval never came.