Press Release: Monday August 9, 2004 Contact Person: Denise O'Brien 712-243-3264 "Voices of Iowa Farm Women" Exhibit and Presentation to be Featured at State Fair DES MOINES-Seven Iowa women farmers will be featured in a video presentation and public discussion at the Iowa State Fair on August 14, from 2 - 3 P.M. in the Agriculture Building. Cynthia Vagnetti, Cinzia Productions, has created a video and traveling photo exhibit to engage the public in critical thinking and disciplined dialogue on the role of women in American agriculture. The booth and public discussion gives Iowa farm women the opportunity to tell their own story in this pivotal moment in the historic transformation of American agriculture. The video shows how women have created successful alternatives to conventional farming practices. Following the video presentation will be a panel discussion led by author and retired Iowa State Historian Dorothy Schweider. The program is sponsored by Women, Food and Agriculture Network and the Iowa Farmer's Union. The twenty minute video will feature Iowa farmers Cindy Madsen of Audubon, Laura Krouse of Mt. Vernon, Janette Ryan-Busch of Iowa City, Jan Libbey of Kanawha, Amy Miller of Cresco, Virginia Moser of Garrison and Susan Zacarachis-Jutz, Solon. Featured along with the video is a display of thirty black and white pictures from the traveling exhibit, VOICES OF AMERICAN FARM WOMEN at booth #30 on the second floor of the Agriculture Building. This project was funded by Humanities Iowa, the Cavalier Foundation and the Iowa Women's Foundation ---30--- Press release for State Fair1.doc Iowa Farmers Union PO Box 8988 528 Billy Sunday Rd Ames, IA 50014 800-775-5227 [log in to unmask] www.iafu.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]