The WCTU of Iowa held an annual convention each October in churches across the state. Women became members of the WCTU of Iowa upon signing the WCTU of Iowa Constitution, pledging to perform temperance work, and paying annual dues.
Nadia Abduljabbar stresses the need to address the similarities between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, considering "different religions as different windows toward Heaven." Nihad Sirees addresses the concept of Jihad in Islam, and the...
Hua Ou is a University of Iowa graduate student from southwest China. She will soon earn her Ph.D in Hearing Science and is currently at work on her dissertation. She writes, "I have a dream to help hearing-impaired people." This piece originally...
IN CLASS: Students discover everything they wanted to know—and more—in a class that analyzes the links between sex and culture. -- A Grand Experiment: Medical experiments move out of the laboratory and into the kitchens and everyday lives of...
Vivienne Plumb discusses being a contemporary playwright in New Zealand, with a particular focus on the Maori renaissance in New Zealand theater. Maxim Kurochkin talks about the two "gears" required to be a playwright, and how forgetting to switch...