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Edna Griffin biographical information, 1998

Minnette Doderer

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Minnette Doderer was inducted into the Iowa Women's Halls of Fame in 1979. In the 1960s, she began her career in the Johnson County League of Women Voters. She then was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968, to the Iowa Senate from 1981 to 2000. She was the first woman in the General Assembly to be elected to a leadership position when she was named House Minority Whip in 1967. She was a candidate for Lieutenant in areas such as prison reform, higher education, comparable worth, and juvenile justice reform. Her numerous awards include the Iowa state Education Association's Distinguished Legislative Service Award, the Sons of the American Revolution's Good Citizenship Medal, and the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Gold Seal Award. Presentation of the Cristine Wilson Medal was made to Doderer in 1989. 

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Minnette Doderer [photo] Minnette Doderer was inducted into the Iowa Women's Halls of Fame in 1979. In the 1960s, she began her career in the Johnson County League of Women Voters. She then was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968, to the Iowa Senate from 1981 to 2000. She was the first woman in the General Assembly to be elected to a leadership position when she was named House Minority Whip in 1967. She was a candidate for Lieutenant in areas such as prison reform, higher education, comparable worth, and juvenile justice reform. Her numerous awards include the Iowa state Education Association's Distinguished Legislative Service Award, the Sons of the American Revolution's Good Citizenship Medal, and the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Gold Seal Award. Presentation of the Cristine Wilson Medal was made to Doderer in 1989. Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice-- 2000 Edition/6