02028cam a2200253 4500 451679047 TxAuBib 20201125120000.0 201125s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780578716855 0578716852 TxAuBib Meloy, Linda. And they persisted... : : a century of impact by Iowa leagues / Linda Meloy; League of Women Voters of Johnson County (Johnson County, Iowa). Iowa City, Iowa : League of Women Voters of Johnson County, 2020. xv, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), fascimiles, portraits ; 26 cm. Prologue -- Stepping up to a challenge... Preserving "one person, one vote" -- In the beginning... The first women's rights advocates, followed by the suffrage movement -- Hard won... The Nineteenth Amendment becomes a reality -- Remember the gentlemen... The men who supported women's suffrage -- From victory to the informed voter... The formation of the National League of Women Voters -- From citizenship schools to environmental activism... The League of Women Voters of Iowa -- Taking action... Advocacy and lobbying -- Getting 'er done... the legislation the League has worked to pass -- Taking on the city and county... Study and action of local leagues -- "Where, oh where, have all the flowers gone?"... Former local leagues -- "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers"... The League's voter service activities -- Not done... Future challenges for the League -- Appendices. Details the myriad ways the League of Women Voters of Iowa has helped guide the state's voters, legislatures, and local governments. 20201125. Women -- Political activity -- Iowa -- Societies and clubs. Women -- Suffrage -- Iowa -- History. Iowa -- Politics and government. League of Women Voters of Iowa.