Women's History Month Dinner 2023

We looked into the history of women legislators in Ohio. We were excited to find that this year marks the centennial of the smashing of the gender barrier in the Ohio General Assembly. One hundred years ago, in January 1923 – a mere two years after gaining the right to vote – six bold and courageous women were the first ever to take their seats:  four in the Statehouse and two in the State Senate.

They were wives and mothers. They had little to no traditional political experience. But what they had was leadership skills grown out of the priceless schooling they had acquired from the Suffragist Movement, and importantly – in the case of all six – their involvement with countless civic women’s organizations.