Iron Range Women's History Project
Woman at work, Iron Range Research Center
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The activities of women on Minnesota's Iron Range has always been important, even during the early part of the 20th century, when the region was heavily tilted towards men who were engaged in the timber industry and mining. Even in those days, women were a powerful force in the business community of the region. Many a family fortune was built upon the back-breaking labor of cooking, laundering, and serving the men who were employed by industry.
Through the 20th century, figures such as police woman Anna Fish, Kinney Mayor Mary Anderson, and civil rights advocate Lois Jensen have been a powerful force in the Iron Range social, civil, and business arenas.
Please take a few moments to examine some of the items documenting women's activities held in the Archives collections at the Iron Range Research Center.
If you are interested in women's history, or the history of women's activities on the Iron Range, please do not hesitate to contact the Research Center staff who will be happy to assist you in locating materials of interest held in the library and archives.
The links below will take you to pages that feature pictures from our Archives. We encourage you to click and discover some of the activities that have engaged the women of the Iron Range.