Tribute to BeJe Clark by Mary Ellen Miller, December 5, 2019

Miller, Mary Elle

2019-12-05

A tribute to Iowa State Legislator Betty Jean "BeJe" Clark composed and read by her friend Mary Ellen Miller. The tribute discusses a variety of topics, including Clark's childhood, her role in opposing the legalization of pari-mutuel betting in Iowa, her mentorship of legislative pages on how to handle sexual harassment from male legislators, the legislative women's caucus, the transition away from six-on-six girls' basketball, her relationships with other women legislators --including Betty Hoffman, Pat Thompson, and Nancy Shimanek -- and her Methodist faith.

English

Women politicians
Legislators
Gambling
Sexual harassment
Basketball for girls

Clark, Betty Jean, 1920-2005
Doderer, Minnette, 1923-2005
Avenson, Donald

Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Republican Party (Iowa)

1930-1940
1940-1950
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010

United States -- Iowa
United States -- Iowa -- Mason City
United States -- Iowa -- Cerro Gordo County
United States -- Iowa -- Mitchell County
United States -- Iowa -- Floyd County

Our Rightful Place: Iowa Women in Politics Oral History Collection
Our Rightful Place: Iowa Women in Politics oral history collection

IWA1278

https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/4/resources/4378

Tributes

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1 pdf

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