Plaza of Heroines

Welcome to the Plaza of Heroines

The Plaza of Heroines is a mosaic of bricks and granite pavers forming the entryway to Carrie Chapman Catt Hall on Iowa State’s central campus.

The center of the plaza features a large granite paving stone honoring Carrie Chapman Catt, a distinguished alumna of Iowa State’s class of 1880, leader of the U.S. women’s suffrage movement, crusader for international peace and an advocate for the expansion of women’s rights throughout the world. Surrounding that stone are smaller granite pavers and bricks that honor more than 4,000 women who have made an impact on individuals, families, communities and society.

Plaza bricks

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To honor a woman on the Plaza of Heroines, submit an order today or contact the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics for more information.

To update the profile of a woman you have previously honored on the plaza, email the Catt Center with your changes.

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Sabin, Connie Sackett, Edith Rose Murphy Saddler, Jane Sage, Ann L. Sage, Priscilla Kepner Sager, Rae Ast Salasek, Carolyn Salmon, Chris Salter, Marcia Wood Sampers, Karen Samuels, Joyce Samuelson, Agnes Sand, Mary K. Sandburg, Ethel Ross Sandburg, Lou Ann Gerhard Sandeman, Lynn Sanders, Margaret (Midge) E. Sanderson, Carol S. Sanderson, Fay Minor Sandve, Elsie Sandy-Jewell, Linda Lou Sanford, Cheryl Sanford, Leone Ada Moore Sanger, Margaret Sargent, Jean V. Sargent, Jennifer Kay Sargent, Lindsay Ann Sargent, Mindy Ann Sargent, Opal Mason Sargent, Susan Ann Sargisson, Hallie Sass, Patricia S. Satre, Ramona Jolliffe Savage, Marthel E. Sawyer, Louise Sawyer, Mary Saxton-Williams, Liz Sayers, Darlene Eckert Sayre, Ruth Buxton Sayre, Ruth Scar, Darlene Wilson Scarano, Theresa H. Schaefer, Carita C. Schaefer, Carla Schafer, Abigail Laura Schafer, Elisabeth Schafer, Sarah Schainker, Candy L. Craven Schall, Janet Scharf, Sarah M. Scharnau, Ruth Cotter Scheerer, Eva Maxwell Schenken, M. L. 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