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Via Health Services to open 32-bed all-women memory care unit in Des Moines

Via Health Services, a family-owned skilled nursing company, is opening a 32-bed memory care unit this month at its existing south Des Moines facility. It will be the first women-only Alzheimer’s and dementia care unit …

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American Heart Association to host annual Go Red for Women event Sept. 22

The American Heart Association will host its annual Go Red for Women event on Sept. 22 at the Sheraton in West Des Moines. The event raises money for cardiovascular research and aims to raise awareness …

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2022 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame awardees announced

The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women has announced the 2022 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame honorees.  
The honorees are:

Elizabeth Bates Cowles, born in 1900, lived in Des Moines. Mary Richards, born in…
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‘Gender Queer’ book complaint has no standing, Iowa board says

Axios Des Moines: West Des Moines parent Teri Patrick lacks the legal right to challenge the book “Gender Queer” at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School because her child was not a student at the time she …

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Women leading the way

Jessica Rowe

Jessica Rowe: 2022 Women of Influence Honoree

Jessica Rowe thanks her mother and grandmother for instilling in her the sense of independence and adventure she believes has been instrumental in her love of travel and art.
“It was incredibly empowering, that sense …

Rita Perea

Rita Perea: 2022 Women of Influence Honoree

Rita Perea believes her purpose in the world is to help other people, and that has manifested in three passions that have become threads woven throughout her career and life: education, business and finance.

Perea …

Trudy Holman Hurd

Trudy Holman Hurd: 2022 Women of Influence Honoree

When you’re working on a community project with Trudy Holman Hurd, expect questions — challenging questions, say people who know her well. 
“She listens for process, partners and outcome,” wrote Pat Boddy in her nomination …

Dr. Hayley Harvey

Dr. Hayley Harvey: 2022 Women of Influence Honoree

Hayley Harvey was 7 years old when her mom came home one day in a taxi, climbed the stairs up to the family’s Detroit apartment and, without saying a word, went to her bedroom to …

Anne Bacon

Anne Bacon: 2022 Women of Influence Honoree

If you were to sit down for a job interview at IMPACT Community Action Partnership with Anne Bacon, the first question she would ask you is, “Why are people poor?”


She’s not looking for a …