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Jan 30, 2020 · Centennial celebrations of women’s suffrage are taking place across the country this year. Here at the Library, we’re hosting two powerful exhibits that highlight both the triumphs and the shortcomings of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, zooming in on the contributions of women with ties to Ohio.
Women in Ohio and across the nation began campaigning for the right to vote before the Civil War. They achieved a major victory when the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.
Apr 16, 2011 · Where and when was the only Civil War battle fought in Ohio? At Buffington Island, a spot east of Pomeroy on the Ohio River, a Union Army column routed a Confederate cavalry force lead by General John Hunt Morgan on July 19, 1863.
Women's rights groups formed throughout the state, with the Ohio Women's Rights Association (OWRA) founded in 1853. Other local women's suffrage groups are formed in the late 1860s. In 1894, women won the right to vote in school board elections in Ohio.
On July 12, 1863, Ohio Governor David Tod issued a proclamation ordering the Ohio militia into action against Morgan's raiders. Six days later, the Confederate soldiers came across their first major opposition in Ohio- a group of Ohio militiamen defending a small earthwork.
Mar 24, 2021 · Black Ohioans were active in Freemasonry and organized myriad self-help societies. Wherever they could, Black men and women helped fugitives from slavery make their way to safety, sometimes ...
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Nov 11, 2015 · As calls for women’s suffrage gained momentum following the Civil War, an uncomfortable racial faultline emerged dividing white suffragists from their African-American sisters.
