On Display: January 3-May 10, 2025
In 1920, the 19th Amendment granted many women the right to vote. This major victory was only one step in a long journey of women's activism.
Through the stories of Ohio and Westerville women, commemorate 100 years of suffrage. Celebrate women's efforts to seek and advance their rights with these ten thought-provoking questions.
- What does it mean to be a woman?
- Why is the vote so important?
- What does voting give you the power to do?
- How do you speak out?
- How do you experience discrimination?
- What other issues do you work for?
- How do women support each other?
- What does it mean to be a feminist?
- How do generations of women's activism build on each other?
- What does more than 100 years of women's activism make possible?
Discover the stories of Westerville women, including Minerva France, a Black female librarian; Nancy Gene Giles, the first female officer on the Westerville police force; Mary Lou Prouty, the first female mayor in Westerville; and Anisa Liban, the first Somali Muslim woman on the school board.
During your visit, act out your own shadow puppet theater performance or design your own "I Voted" sticker.
Thank You
Exhibit content was curated and designed by Ohio History Connection staff and Westerville History Museum staff. The traveling exhibit was funded by The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio.
