Muscatine Women of Influence and Inspiration

“Miss Stone was a leader of the women of her generation. She was one of the first women in Iowa to take over the...

Iowa’s first female Master Farmer, May Hoopes was also the first woman to receive an honorary degree in agriculture from what would eventually become...

This series has featured Muscatine women born prior to 1920 when women won the right to vote. All along, we hoped to find and...

Willetta Strahan, who came to Muscatine in 1929 to become the first dean of the new junior college, had a passion for learning, and...

Anna Opel had a prolific presence in the garden world and in Muscatine for over 40 years, from the mid 1930’s until her death...

Muscatine Women of Influence and Inspiration work to celebrate the contributions women in Muscatine have made to the community, and women gaining the right to vote 100 years ago in 1920. Muscatine Women of Influence and Inspiration will publish one article on exceptional local women each month throughout 2020. Jean Clark, Kristine Conlon, Cindi Kautz, Jacque McCoy, Sharon Savage, and Mary Wildermuth, along with support from the community, have organized this project.

Miss Tanner! I found her elegant but dreadfully intimidating when I was young. Sheila Chaudoin agrees. "I remember as a child coming to the...

Many residents of Muscatine and outlying areas will remember Helen Bamford. She owned her own photography studio in Muscatine for several years, specializing in...

Catherine Roxana Miller (1908-2008) was a global citizen, progressive educator, and social activist. To honor her and her passion for global education, the Stanley...

Muscatine Mayor Dick O’Brien declared January 14, 2001, Aldeen Davis Day to celebrate one of the city’s leading African American citizens. Aldeen has been...