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Iowa's Minnette Doderer was a trailblazer

By Charity Nebbe,

Published August 2, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT

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In this edition of Talk of Iowa, we listen back to a conversation about Rachel Mans McKenny’s novel The Butterfly Effect. The characters move through Iowa State’s Memorial Union, Parks Library, Mary Greeley Hospital and Reiman Gardens in Ames while exploring issues of identity and belonging.

Then, we hear the latest excerpt from the IPR podcast From the Archives. Today, we learn about the long legislative career of Minnette Doderer. She fought for the inclusion of women in Iowa code and called out the media for treating men and women serving in elected office differently.

The conversation with McKenny was first produced December 15, 2020.

Guest:

Rachel Mans McKenny, author of The Butterfly Effect

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is IPR's Talk of Iowa host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts Garden Variety and Unsettled. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.

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Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News/Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).

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Iowa's Minnette Doderer was a trailblazer

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