Dorothy Schramm
"Since our
formation [Iowa Division of the United Nations Association of
the United States of America] in 1953, Dorothy Schramm has been
the guiding force in our organization. Very simply, Dorothy is the
United Nations Association of Iowa."
— Dorothy M. Paul, 1985
Dorothy
Schramm has focused on world affairs, government, and art. A
Burlington resident, she has been state president and national
vice-president of the United Nations Association, chair of the
First U.N. Day, member of national and international assemblies
and committees, and author and editor on world affairs. She is
on the steering committee for the National Peace Institute in
Iowa. Schramm organized the Burlington League of Women Voters,
served on state and national League boards, and authored the Handbook for Citizens. She was first chair of her city's
Planning and Zoning Commission. The Human Relations Survey that
she organized resulted in the end of her city's public segregation,
several "firsts" in employment, a Mayor's Civic Unity
Commission, and a local NAACP. Her concern for justice has been
expressed by her work on the Iowa Council of Judicial Reform
and the Judicial Selection Committee. A collector of contemporary
and African art, she has organized and supported art associations
and councils. Schramm's honors include the 1971 University of
Iowa Distinguished Service Award and an LLD degree from Grinnell
College. Schramm was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame
in 1986.
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