Welcome to the Vilsack Foundation. We have a new name, a new look and an expanded focus. As First Lady of Iowa I started Iowa Stories 2000 to help me advocate for literacy issues between 2000 and 2007. I am continuing that work and expanding it.
The Vilsack Foundation will continue some of the work we started in 2000 to promote education, literacy, libraries, storytelling and community-building. To these original goals we have added several others.
My work advocating for certified teacher-librarians led to my goal of demystifying technology for parents so that they can better guide their children in the use of the new media and advocate for 21st Century skill in schools.
To accomplish this I am collaborating with The Verizon Foundation and The National Center For Family Literacy. Together we want to identify and recognize media and information literacy programs around the country that focus on parents. Together we have created the national Tech Savvy Award to recognize best practices in this emerging field. As a Verizon Literacy Champion and President of the Vilsack Foundation, I have worked to create this award and will work to promote the award and become an expert in the area of media and information literacy for families. MORE INFO
The Verizon Tech Savvy Awards recognize programs that demystify technology for families and enable parents to better guide their children in the use of technology for the purpose of learning.
Arabella (Belle) Babb Mansfield, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, passed the bar exam on June 15, 1869 to become the first woman licensed to practice law in the United States.
15, 1869 to become the first woman licensed to practice law in the United States.