Idaho's Women of Influence
A database of important women in the history of the state of Idaho
About Idaho’s Women of Influence
Idaho’s Women of Influence (IWI) is meant to correct an imbalance in the preserved historical data on women’s contribution to Idaho history by providing a browseable database of information. IWI is open to all women connected to Idaho by birth, residence, work, or any other significant factor whose positive efforts and accomplishments contributed significantly to the quality of life in their community, the state, or the world.
Started in 2014, IWI was the vision of researchers Annie Gaines and Mike Bullard (see archived IWI site). It was originally intended as both a database of important women in the history of the state of Idaho and the home for a peer-reviewed scholarly journal on the same topic. However, after changes to infrastructure and staffing, the unmaintained original version became inaccessible.
This digital collection preserves the original content.
Guidelines
Database entries may be submitted online by librarians, educators, museum staff, tribal authorities, women’s organizations, or others researching this area. Each entry must be accompanied by one to five published or otherwise publicly available sources of information.
Researchers are also encouraged to create or update Wikipedia articles on the women as well.
Please contact Special Collections and Archives at libspec@uidaho.edu with questions or contributions.
Disclaimer
While an effort is made to ensure that all information is responsibly and accurately contributed, it is not possible for the publishers to check every fact. This database is meant to grow into a broad starting point for research about these individuals and their lives. Users should check facts and report mistakes, or provide additional information and resources when available.
Technical Credits - CollectionBuilder
This digital collection is built with CollectionBuilder, an open source framework for creating digital collection and exhibit websites that is developed by faculty librarians at the University of Idaho Library following the Lib-Static methodology.
Using the CollectionBuilder-CSV template and the static website generator Jekyll, this project creates an engaging interface to explore driven by metadata.