Jeanne Calhoun

Jeanne Calhoun was born at St. Vincents Hospital in 1952 (named after a nun at the hospital). She attended St. Josephs Elementary School and Heelan High School. She also attended Nettleton Business Training, Briar Cliff and WIT. In 1981 she and her partner Sue Emmons opened Rowdies Lounge, located at 4th and Iowa Streets, Sioux City’s first gay bar. Within a few months, it became known as a place where gay and lesbian individuals were welcomed and it remained open until 1990.

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