CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, Charles City, Iowa
Catt was a leader of the suffrage movement and founded the League of Women Voters in 1920, following the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which finally granted women the right to vote. Catt was honorary president of the League until her death in 1947. At the Charles City farmhouse where she was raised (now the Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum) are several of her belongings, including a lace-and-silk-chiffon dress, two of her travel trunks, and an engraved manicure set. 2739 Timber Ave., 641/228-3336, catt.org, free.
GLENN MILLER, Clarinda, Iowa
Classics like "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "In the Mood" made Glenn Miller one of the most popular musicians of the Big Band era. Miller's parents, Elmer and Mattie Lou, moved the family often, from Iowa (where Miller was born) to Nebraska and Missouri, and finally to Colorado. On display at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Home are his 1940s piano, a World War II military uniform similar to the one he wore while entertaining the troops, and a copy of his first attempt at composing "Moonlight Serenade." 601 S. Glenn Miller Ave. (16th St.), 712/542-2461, glennmiller.org, donations welcome.
Catt was a leader of the suffrage movement and founded the League of Women Voters in 1920, following the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which finally granted women the right to vote. Catt was honorary president of the League until her death in 1947. At the Charles City farmhouse where she was raised (now the Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum) are several of her belongings, including a lace-and-silk-chiffon dress, two of her travel trunks, and an engraved manicure set. 2739 Timber Ave., 641/228-3336, catt.org, free.
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Classics like "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "In the Mood" made Glenn Miller one of the most popular musicians of the Big Band era. Miller's parents, Elmer and Mattie Lou, moved the family often, from Iowa (where Miller was born) to Nebraska and Missouri, and finally to Colorado. On display at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Home are his 1940s piano, a World War II military uniform similar to the one he wore while entertaining the troops, and a copy of his first attempt at composing "Moonlight Serenade." 601 S. Glenn Miller Ave. (16th St.), 712/542-2461, glennmiller.org, donations welcome.
