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The bulk of the collection is devoted to the publication materials for her book, More strong-minded women : Iowa feminists tell their stories. They include the sound cassettes and transcripts of interviews, as well as the correspondence with and photographs of the twenty-two women profiled in the book. There are also publisher's proofs of Noun's autobiography, an exhibition catalog she wrote to accompany an Iowa sculptor's work at the Des Moines Art Center, personal photographs, and biographical materials about Noun and her activities.

This magnificent volume marks the fiftieth anniversary of this museum and art school housed in buildings designed by world-renowned architects Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, and Richard Meier. Illustrated essays cover the history of the Center and its distinguished architecture. Colorplates and commentary present more than 100 masterpieces of 20th-century art and tribal arts.

Chronicling Noun's struggle for feminism, this memoir not only provides an account of one woman's emerging politics, but shows how the women's movement was affected and in fact created by remarkable women such as Noun.

Looks at how Iowa women fared under the Works Projects Administration during the Great Depression. Describes WPA projects open to women in Iowa, and evaluates how the programs carried out the WPA's sometimes idealistic goals. An appendix analyzes the WPA's impact on individual women in one Iowa county. Includes bandw historical photos. Noun has written several books on Iowa women. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Louise Noun has researched and written about the struggle for women's suffrage for many years. Now with Journey to Autonomy, she eloquently debates her own struggle. -Senator Tom Harkin