News & Events
How did women achieve the right to vote?
Do you know that women sacrificed their lives for years in order to pass the 19th amendment? Join us in honoring their vision, dedication and hard work. 90 years later we continue to benefit from their labors. On September 21st at 7:00 p.m. will we gather at the Englert to learn more about the remarkable women that sacrificed their lives so future generations would have the right to vote. Read More...
REACH Award Nominations
HONOR WOMEN’S SUPPORTERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY Iowa Women’s Foundation to Honor Exceptional Contributions to Advance Women and Girls Read More...
RSVP TODAY - 14th Annual Luncheon
Be among the leaders investing in women-focused projects at IWF's 14th Annual Awards Luncheon. Through strategic investments and collaborations, IWF seeks to create lasting social change for all Iowans. The path there is crafted through the melding of community support and innovative ideas - all of which we will be celebrating on Friday, October 1, 2010 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. Tickets are $50 with a reduced student rate of $25. Tables of eight are $400. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Diana Brayton, diana@iawf.org, for more information. RSVP today! Learn more about our annual awards luncheon. Read More...
Run Like a Mother Race Results
Over 380 people participated in the Seventh Annual Run Like a Mother Race. The strong winds died down just in time for everyone to hit the track! Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors that contributed to the success of this wonderful event. Check back to view photos and more event information. Here are the overall race results. Read More...
Do you HAVE a mother? Do you KNOW a mother? Are YOU a mother?
If you answered YES to any of the above, then the 7th Annual Run Like a Mother race is for YOU! On Saturday, May 8, 2010, Chicks for Change is hosting Run Like a Mother, a 4-mile run/walk to benefit the Iowa Women’s Foundation. Read More...
50% Solution Award Finalists Announced
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has named the top three finalists in each of three categories – individual, business and nonprofit- for the 2009 50% Solution Awards. Recipients for this year's awards will be chosen by the public via online vote from September 1-15. Read More...
Honoring Women
From week’s worth of recognition to an entire month! Read More...
Women Leaders
Add women, Change Everything Read More...
Beloved
"Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another" -Toni Morrison Read More...
Title IX
June 23, 2009 marked the 37th anniversary of Title IX. The law, which was originally Read More...
Strong Women Lead the Way
Public Service in the Past, Present and Future of Iowa Read More...
Happy Birthday to...Us!
15 years, 15 milestones. The Iowa Women's Foundation was founded on August 27, 1994. Read More...
Re:markable
IWF is excited to tell our recent history and celebrate our accomplishments as we share our first ever annual report. The 2008 A Read More...
65 years later, women pilots honored
1942, days after the outbreak of World War II, Jacqueline Cochran, an accomplished pilot, argued that women, if given the same training, would be just as capable pilots as men. She won the argument. Read More...
And the Fastest Mother is...
Congratulations to Kelly Sampson, the Fastest Mother, at the 6th Annual Run Like a Mother Race in Cedar Falls. Read More...
Iowa Women’s Foundation laments Senator Mary Lundby’s passing
IOWA CITY – The Iowa Women’s Foundation Interim Executive Director Dayna Ballantyne expressed sympathy on the death of former Sen. Mary Lundby. Read More...
IWF Luncheon in the Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City Press-Citizen - If women are going to continue to progress in society, they need to help each other out, the keynote speaker said Tuesday at the 14th annual Iowa Women's Foundation luncheon. "We need to make sure that when we are going through a Read More...
