Historical Society of Pottawattamie County President Dr. Richard Warner is the latest subject in The Nonpareil's Newsmakers series. Here, Warner talks about Council Bluffs' history and what makes the city so special.
Bloomer Elementary School Principal Kim Kazmierczak speaks during the celebration of a historical marker placed at the school in honor of Amelia Bloomer, noted women’s rights activist and former Council Bluffs resident, on Friday, May 27, 2022. The Council Bluffs Community Schools Board of Education declared on Jan. 25 that the school is named after both Amelia and her husband, Dexter Bloomer. The Bloomers lived in Council Bluffs for 39 years, and Amelia Bloomer has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Temperance and women's rights activist Amelia Bloomer (depicted here in 1851 from a 1895 edition of the Sunday State Journal) in 1856 was the first woman to speak to the Nebraska Territorial Legislature on the question of women's suffrage.
Bloomer Elementary School staff and committee members pose for photos during the celebration of a historical marker placed at the school in honor of Amelia Bloomer, noted women’s rights activist and former Council Bluffs resident, on Friday, May 27, 2022.
Bloomer Elementary School Principal Kim Kazmierczak speaks during the celebration of a historical marker placed at the school in honor of Amelia Bloomer, noted women’s rights activist and former Council Bluffs resident, on Friday, May 27, 2022. The Council Bluffs Community Schools Board of Education declared on Jan. 25 that the school is named after both Amelia and her husband, Dexter Bloomer. The Bloomers lived in Council Bluffs for 39 years, and Amelia Bloomer has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Bloomer Elementary School staff and committee members pose for photos during the celebration of a historical marker placed at the school in honor of Amelia Bloomer, noted women’s rights activist and former Council Bluffs resident, on Friday, May 27, 2022.
Temperance and women's rights activist Amelia Bloomer (depicted here in 1851 from a 1895 edition of the Sunday State Journal) in 1856 was the first woman to speak to the Nebraska Territorial Legislature on the question of women's suffrage.
