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For more information contact:
Dianne Bystrom
Director
309 Catt Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011

515.294.3181
dbystrom@iastate.edu

Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics

Founded in 1992, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics provides leadership development and educational opportunities for women and men interested in politics and public service through programs blending the resources and scholarship of the academic environment with the actual experiences of individuals in the public and private sectors.

The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Woman and Politics serves more than 3,000 women and men of all ages each year through its programs, events and activities. More than 50 Iowa State students pursuing degrees in a variety of academic majors participate annually in the Center's scholarship, mentorship and leadership development programs. The Center brings outstanding women leaders and role models to campus each year through the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics and for other events and activities. The Center encourages and supports research on women and politics by awarding the annual Carrie Chapman Catt Prize to scholars in a variety of academic disciplines.

The Center honors Carrie Chapman Catt - one of Iowa State's most distinguished alumni - and a leader of the U.S. woman suffrage movement, founder of the League of Women Voters, crusader for international peace, and an advocate for the expansion of women's rights throughout the world. The Center is located in Carrie Chapman Catt Hall, which is also home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.

Catt Calendar

Women Impacting ISU Calendar

Marisa Stadlman and Maggie Luttrell

The Catt Center Leadership Series
Maggie Luttrell and Marisa Stadlman completed the Carrie Chapman Catt Center's "Axel Leadership Series." The series consists of three courses: LAS 222 "Leadership Styles and Strategies in a Diverse Society," LAS 333 "Women in Leadership and Public Policy," and LAS 488 ""Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Women and Leadership."

The Axel Leadership Series are courses taught by the staff of the Catt Center in its efforts to educate Iowa Statestudents about women and leadership. This series is part of the proposed Certificate in Community Leadership and Public Service, which is anticipated to receive its final approval in fall 2008.

  • NEWS AND EVENTS

  • 2008 Spring Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics
    Former Vermont Governor
    Madeleine Kunin
    April 24, 2008

  • Obama, McCain winners in Catt Center VEISHEA mock election
    The results in a mock presidential election held during VEISHEA 2008 may be unscientific, but they mirror the results of several state and national polls.
    News Release
  • Video clips
    Catt Center director Dianne Bystrom and students Sarah Sunderman and Elizabeth Wandling recently submitted video clips for a special hour program on ABC's "Good Morning America," which was reporting on women's issues affecting the upcoming election. (Real Player)
    Bystrom
    Wandling
    Sunderman

    Hillary Clinton

  • Hillary Clinton gives annual Smith Chair lecture
    U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) visited Iowa State University on Wednesday, Oct. 24, as the Fall 2007 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics in the Catt Center or Women and Politics. The former First Lady is among the candidates seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2008 and spoke to a crowd estimated at 1500 people at Stephens Auditorium.
    News Release


  • VOICES newsletter
    March 2008 issue
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