Misbehaving Women of Iowa
It’s been said that well-behaved women seldom make history.
Iowa has plenty of women who made history by behaving in uncommon ways, but
their accomplishments have been overlooked or ignored. Author Cheryl Mullenbach
has uncovered the stories of some of the state’s intriguing women and invites
you to meet these heroic, amusing, imaginative, nervy individuals. Learn
about Iowa’s female riverboat captain, livery manager/cigar seller, and Cedar
Rapids’ “girl in the trenches.” And, of course, there’s Iowa City’s “first
woman executive,” who boasted, “I am 52 years old, don’t care who knows it; and
I’m going to clean up this town and then run it properly.” And certainly the
woman who spearheaded a drive to provide “vermin-proof underwear” to World War
I soldiers in the trenches will capture the attention of the audience. Although
history has forgotten these misbehaving women, we’ll take time to remember.
About the Presenter
Cheryl Mullenbach is an award-winning Iowa author of
non-fiction books. The American Library Association, International Literacy
Association, and National Council for Social Studies have recognized her young
people’s books about World War II, the Great Depression, the Industrial
Revolution, and women in law enforcement. C-SPAN’s “Book TV” series broadcast
her talk at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum at Hyde Park, NY, for the
Roosevelt Reading Festival in 2014. Cheryl’s latest book about women who
contributed to stagecoach history will be released in 2020. Learn more at www.CherylMullenbachInk.com