Valerie Hennings, assistant professor of political science, recently gave the opening address for Ready to Run Iowa, a non-partisan candidate training program at Iowa State University in Ames.

Valerie Hennings, assistant professor of political science at Morningside College, recently gave the opening address for Ready to Run Iowa, a non-partisan candidate training program at Iowa State University in Ames.

Her session, titled “The Political Status of Women,” examined the political achievements of women in Iowa and the United States, as well as the challenges facing women who run for political office.

Hennings came to Morningside this fall after teaching at Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has a doctorate in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.