02025cam a2200289 i 4500 461769343 TxAuBib 20201215120000.0 201215s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780578716855 0578716852 TxAuBib rda Meloy, Linda. And they persisted... : a century of impact by Iowa leagues. Iowa City, Iowa : League of Women Voters of Johnson County, 2020. xv, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), fascimiles, portraits ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Prologue -- Stepping up to a challenge... Preserving "one person, one vote" -- In the beginning... The first women's rights advocates, followed by the suffrage movement -- Hard won... The Nineteenth Amendment becomes a reality -- Remember the gentlemen... The men who supported women's suffrage -- From victory to the informed voter... The formation of the National League of Women Voters -- From citizenship schools to environmental activism... The League of Women Voters of Iowa -- Taking action... Advocacy and lobbying -- Getting 'er done... the legislation the League has worked to pass -- Taking on the city and county... Study and action of local leagues -- "Where, oh where, have all the flowers gone?"... Former local leagues -- "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers"... The League's voter service activities -- Not done... Future challenges for the League -- Appendices. Details the myriad ways the League of Women Voters of Iowa has helped guide the state's voters, legislatures, and local governments. 20201215. League of Women Voters of Iowa. Women Politcal activity Iowa Societies and clubs. Women Suffrage Iowa History. Iowa Politics and government.