Dorothy Schwieder, Senior Historian, University Professor Emerita of History, Iowa State University, was a member of the Iowa State University history faculty from 1966 to 2000, during which time she taught the History of Iowa course almost every semester. Dr. Schwieder taught in-service Iowa history courses to area public schools teachers and has presented hundreds of talks on Iowa history to groups throughout the state. She served on the board for the State Historical Society of Iowa for 18 years and on the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau for 15. She has written or co-authored 7 bo...