Louise Noun
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Louise Frankel Rosenfield Noun (March 7, 1908 – August 23, 2002)[1] was a feminist, social activist, philanthropist, and civil libertarian.
An Iowa native, Noun wrote extensively on the history of feminism in Iowa and the United States, writing four books on the subject and an autobiography. As president of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union from 1964 to 1972, she was actively involved and helped fund the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District case. In 1992, she accomplished a long-term goal and co-founded the Iowa Women's Archives at the University of Iowa with activist Mary Louise Smith.[2] In failing health, Noun died by suicide on August 23, 2002.[1]