|
|
|
|
Hi John, it's Sen. Janice Weiner with the Iowa Senate Democrats.
As part of Women’s History Month, our email program will highlight notable women in Iowa’s history every Wednesday. Chip in to support more female decision–makers in the State Senate >>
Today, we are highlighting the accomplishments of Ola Babcock Miller: the first woman elected as Iowa’s Secretary of State. |
|
|
Not only was Miller the first woman elected as Iowa’s Secretary of State, she was also the founder of the Iowa State Patrol.
Miller was motivated to organize Iowa's first state road patrol after a friend’s son died while she was in office.
She mobilized the Motor Vehicle Department’s 15 motor license inspectors and instructed them to start prioritizing saving lives over collecting money – and her efforts yielded positive results.
Between 1933 and 1934:
☑️Highway deaths decreased by 69
☑️Accidents decreased by 3372
☑️Injuries decreased by 3731
Iowa’s highway deaths, accidents, and injuries decreased by 15% while the nation’s death and accident toll rose by 17%.
Deeply committed to her cause, Miller would later establish Iowa’s first official State Highway Safety Patrol, as well as a training camp for recruits.
Miller was a visionary who succeeded in making Iowa’s highways safer.
John, while we celebrate the incredible women in Iowa’s history, it’s also important that we safeguard the freedoms and livelihoods of the women in Iowa today. Our Republican–controlled House just passed a bill that would criminalize in vitro fertilization and we need to build up our progressive coalition to put a stop to their oppressive agenda.
|
|
In solidarity, Sen. Janice Weiner IA Senate Dems |
|
|
|
We’d hate to see you go, but to unsubscribe from future communications, please click here |
|
