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Marilyn Preheim Rose, professor of Anthropology and Women´s Studies at The University of Iowa, was born in 1928 in South Dakota to Adolf Preheim and Nettie Wittrig Preheim. She was raised in a Mennonite community, and remained Mennonite throughout her life. Preheim earned a BA in Chemistry at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, in 1947. While a student at Bethel College, she studied abroad at the University of Leiden in Holland. In 1951, Marilyn Preheim married Earl Rose, a physician, and they had six children. While raising her children, Marilyn Rose earned an MA in Anthropology in 1974 and a Ph.D. in Anthropology in 1982 from The University of Iowa. She was the first to teach a course on Anthropology and Women´s Studies (ca. 1974) while still a graduate student and on Aging Studies (ca. 1990) as an adjunct faculty member. Marilyn Rose and her husband both volunteered as mediators for the Johnson County Small Claims Mediation Project.

The papers of Marilyn Preheim Rose date from 1922-2000 and measure 12.5 linear inches.  They are arranged in four series:  Nettie Wittrig Preheim;  Biographical (1914-2000), Educational (1946-1947), and Professional (1971-1996).  The Nettie Wittrig Preheim series contains correspondence and personal essays written by Marilyn Rose's mother, Nettie Preheim.  The studying abroad ephemera includes newsletters from the ship she traveled on, paperwork, and correspondence with Bethel College.  The professional series (1971-1991) includes her MA thesis and her dissertation, correspondence with students, syllabi, and a report she wrote on the Bon Homme community for the Army Corps of Engineers.

Access: The papers are open for research.

Use: Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa.

Acquisition:

Preferred Citation: Marilyn Rose 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

This collection is indexed under the following subject terms.

Personal Names:
Rose, Marilyn Preheim
Preheim, Nettie Wittrig

Corporate Names:
University of Iowa
Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.)

Dates:
20th century

Topics:
Foreign study
Anthropology
Women in higher education
Women's studies

Occupations:
College students
Graduate students
College teachers
Volunteers

Geographic Names:
Iowa City (Iowa)

Genre/Form of Materials:
Archives
Personal papers
Yearbooks
Speeches
Correspondence

Family Names:
Preheim family

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