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Landmark Iowa pregnancy rights case reshaped education law
In 1972 Cedar Rapids teachers Joan Parr and Judy McCarthy were fired for pregnancy. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission and Roxanne Conlin fought to higher courts, culminating in a 1975 Iowa Supreme Court ruling that barring teachers for pregnancy is sexual discrimination.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Cotton
Civil Rights Commission
Cotton
William Eads
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Roxanne Conlin
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Iowa Supreme Court
U.S
Kevin Techau
Conlin
Joan Parr
Harding Junior High School
Judy McCarthy
Washington
the Gazette
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission