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.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane," Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper. Scrapbook also includes awards presented to Birkby by Iowa Press Women, Inc....
Elias Simpson grew up in Ames, Iowa, and recently finished his first year at the University of Iowa: 'I hope to continue writing, although there is a great possibility of distraction.' His majors are English and French.
This poem was selected for the 2010 Poetry in Public project, sponsored by the Iowa City Public Art Program. Now in its eighth year, Poetry in Public displays poems by local writers of all ages in Iowa City buses, downtown kiosks, and select public...