Some Iowans are working to change the names of locations including counties and parks in an effort to right some old wrongs.
On this episode of Talk of Iowa, a look at the decision to change the namesake of Johnson County to honor Lulu Merle Johnson, the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in Iowa. Also, efforts to rename a park in Linn County to honor Adeline Wanatee, the second Meskwaki woman inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.
Guests:
- Leslie Schwalm, professor of history and gender, women and sexuality studies, University of Iowa
- Mary Bennett, special collections coordinator, State Historical Society of Iowa
