| Date Span: | 1994-1997 |
| Creator: | Schanke, Ruth (1941) |
| Extent: | 1.00 linear inch. |
| Collection Number: | IWA0339 |
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Summary: | Des Moines woman who organized a support group for spouses of lesbians and gays in 1994. |
Ruth Schanke, born in 1941 the daughter of a Lutheran minister, majored in sociology at Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska, graduating in 1963. In 1964 she married Robert Schanke, who later became a professor of theater at Central College in Pella, Iowa. A daughter, Julie, was born in 1967. After twelve years of marriage the Schankes together faced the issue of Bob Schanke's homosexuality. They stayed married tenmore years, divorcing in 1987. In 1994 Ruth Schanke organized a support group at Plymouth Congregational Church in DesMoines called Spouses of Gays and Lesbians. Ruth Schanke, a teacher and social worker, became an administrator in the Iowa Department of Human Services in Des Moines, Iowa.
Arrangement: One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Access: The papers are open for research.
Use: Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to The University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The papers (donor no. 465 ) were donated by Ruth Schanke in 1997.
Preferred Citation: Ruth Schanke papers, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5068 |
| Curator: | Kären Mason |
| Email: | lib-women@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa |
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