Women are being elected to public office in increasing numbers. However, their voices remain largely underrepresented in collections and archives of political communication. For this reason, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University has created an online archives devoted entirely to women's political speech.

The Archives of Women's Political Communication is made possible through a generous gift from Richard and Mary Jo Stanley of Muscatine, IA.

Susan Narvaiz

Susan Narvaiz served three terms as mayor of San Marcos, Texas. She was first elected in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006 and 2008. Narvaiz was born in Dayton, Ohio, and moved to San Antonio, Texas, when she was young. She became a resident of San Marcos, Texas, in 1995. Before serving as mayor, she was elected to the San Marcos City Council in 2002. Narvaiz is a board member on the Advocacy Committee for Girl Scouts of Central Texas and the secretary of Freedom Legacy International and is also a member of the Advisory Council for the Literacy Coalition...   More