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NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT 2016 REPUBLICAN DELEGATE CONVENTION GUIDE TO WOMEN’S HISTORY ASSETS IN CLEVELAND and OHIO Welcome Republican Delegates and Visitors to Cleveland! Learn here how Ohio has written women back into American history and the value of “Remembering the Ladies” as Abigail Adams cautioned us March 31, 1776.

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NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT

2016 REPUBLICAN

DELEGATE CONVENTION GUIDE

TO WOMEN’S HISTORY ASSETS

IN CLEVELAND and OHIO

Welcome Republican Delegates and Visitorsto Cleveland! Learn here how Ohio haswritten women back into American history andthe value of “Remembering the Ladies” asAbigail Adams cautioned us March 31, 1776.

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NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT

2016 Republican Delegate Convention GuideTo Women’s History Assets in Cleveland and Ohio

The National Women’s History Project (NWHP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisanorganization whose mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historicaccomplishments of women by providing informational services and educational andpromotional materials. We work to Write Women Back Into History.

What You Should Know About Ohio WomenSeveral firsts belong to Ohio women, including the first woman to run for president ofthe United States was Victoria C. Woodhull, an Ohio native who ran in 1872, and JerrieMock who was the first woman to fly solo around the world in 1964, and Ellen WalkerCraig-Jones, the first African American woman elected mayor of an Americanmunicipality, elected mayor of Urbancrest, Ohio in 1971. Oberlin College was the firstcoeducational college in the United States admitted women starting in 1837. Ohio wasactive in the suffrage movement and boasts Harriet Taylor Upton, a leader in Ohio andalso elected treasurer of the National Woman Suffrage Association (1894-1910). It wasin Akron, Ohio, that Sojourner Truth gave her famous “Ain’t I A Woman” speech. You’llfind a museum, statues, busts and a research center devoted to women in Cleveland –please spend a little of your time in Cleveland exploring women’s history. Other Ohiocities with women's history museums, gardens and statues and monuments to visitinclude Canton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Granville, Greenville, Martin's Ferry,Springfield, and Warren.

What You Should Know About Women’s HistoryThe challenge for women’s history is that so little is preserved in stone and granite or inmuseums. This guide is part of our ongoing effort to educate and advocate for moreefforts to preserve women’s history, which includes such Ohio resources such as theInternational Women’s Air and Space Museum or the Every Woman Garden and Statuehonoring Harriet Tarylor Upton.

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More work needs to be done across that U.S. to continue this work. For example thestone church where Sojourner Truth gave her famous Ain’t I a Woman speech is nolonger there. Other historic sites are at risk of being demolished and are less likely to bepreserved. Sadly this is one of many other historic sites lost to women’s history. Manyother historic sites throughout the U.S. may be on the national Historic Registrar, butremain in private hands and are not open to the public.

Another example of the issue of the challenge of the continuing invisibility of women inhistory is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located at 1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard inCleveland. Thanks to AT&T, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is free and open to thepublic during the Republican Convention with special hours (check out the website at: https://www.rockhall.com/rock-hall-welcomes-rnc-cleveland )

Notably, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame currently has a new exhibit Women Who Rock:Vision, Passion, Power which honors rock foremothers such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith,Billie Holiday, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mahalia Jackson and Mother Maybelle Carter. Thisprestigious hall of fame includes both male and female artists, songwriters andproducers (and is therefore not listed separately below as a women’s museum). Butdespite the initiation of a number of women, there continues to be controversy overwhere deserving women have been honored in parity with their contributions to rockand roll.

Nonetheless, you may visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and see women artistsranging from Aretha Franklin, the first woman to be inducted in 1987 and the Supremes,the first "all-girl" group inducted in 1988 (Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and MaryWilson), to more recent inductees including Linda Ronstadt in 2014 and Joan Jett andthe Blackhearts in 2015.

Several of the Rock and Roll women inductees and those who have to be inducted areOhio natives.

We’ll let you figure out which is which as you tour the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

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Consider which of these Ohio natives have been inducted into the Hall?

i Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the Pretenders (Akron native)i Ruby Nash (later Garnett) of Ruby and the Romantics (Akron native)i Tracy Chapman - folksinger/songwriter (Cleveland native)i Doris Day "Mary Ann Kappelhoff,” 1940s and 1950s film actress/singer (Cincinnati

native)

Our only mechanism for change is education, increased awareness, research and voice. This is a nonpartisan effort that must be inclusive of all fields of endeavor and all voices. Please join us in this work to ensure that we can pass on our distinctive historyembodying the legacy of freedom, community, entrepreneurship, science, music, art,sports, philanthropy, conservation and women’s leadership.

If you would like to support our work, please consider a donation and you may alsobecome a partner or join our Women’s History Alliance to support Writing WomenBack Into History.

Find resources and more on our website at www.nwhp.org

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NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT2016 Republican Delegate Convention Guide

To Women’s History Assetsin Cleveland and Ohio

CLEVELAND – the site of the 2016 Republican National Convention

MuseumsName: International Women’s Air and Space MuseumCategory: Military Women and Women in Air and Space

Collections: Includes artifacts, photographs, articles, textiles, art work and paper items relatingto the history of women in aviation and space

Founded: 1986Location: Burke Lakefront Airport, Rm. 165 Cleveland, Ohio 44114Phone: (216) 623-1111Website: http://iwasm.org/wp-blog

StatuesStatue: Helen Keller (statue beside a hand operated water pump)Category: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersAbout: Helen Keller was a deaf-blind girl who learned how to communicate and later

achieved a college education and became a humanitarian and activist for the deafand blind-deaf globally.

Location: Talking Garden for the Blind, Rockefeller Park, Cleveland, Ohio ( Dedicated in1965)

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BustsBust: Marie Sklodwoska Curie (1867-1934) (bust) Category: First Women or Women Notable for Achievement or High Achievement in

Their Field of EndeavorAbout: Marie Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who was

the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her pioneering research on radioactivity. Location: Polish Cultural Garden, Cleveland) (Dedicated in 2009)

Research Center/ArchivesName: Virginia Thomas and Women in Air and Space Archives CollectionSponsor: Fay Gills Wells Research Center, International Women’s Air & Space MuseumLocation: Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OhioCreated: TBDWebsite: http://iwasm.org/wp-blog/fay-gillis-wells-research-center/

CANTON – 60 miles south of Cleveland

First Ladies National Historic SiteName: First Ladies National Historic Site Category: Politics, Government, Leadership and Democracy – First Ladies Type: Historic site, research center, library and archivesLocation: 205 S. Market Ave. Canton, Ohio (1895 historic City National Bank Building) Sponsor: National Park Service with the National First Ladies LibrarySignificance: Honors First Ladies in the U.S. Started by Mary Regula in 1994, this effort grew

to provide resources devoted to the accomplishments of First Ladies and othernotable women. Includes an orientation, movie and exhibits

Created: 2003Website: www.firstladies.org

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Historic House MuseumHome: Saxton McKinley HouseCategory: Politics, Government, Leadership and Democracy – First Ladies Type: Home to Ida Saxton McKinley (1847-1907), wife of President William McKinley.Location: 331 S. Market Ave. Canton, Ohio 44702Sponsor: National First Ladies MuseumSignificance: Ida Saxton McKinley was highly educated and from a prominent family in Canton

(her father was a banker and her grandfather founded the local newspaper) whenshe met and married William “Bill” McKinley, the future 25 President of theth

United. States. This was her family home and it also served as the residence ofWilliam and Ida McKinley between 1878-1891 when he served in the U.S. Houseof Representatives. Ida McKinley suffered from epilepsy, which made it difficultfor her to be active as First Lady, and she was greatly affected by the death of theironly two daughters at young ages. This historic home, which was Ida McKinley’sfamily home, was constructed between 1851-1865, has been completely restoredto its original design and now serves as the National First Ladies’ Library.

Website: http://www.firstladies.org/SaxtonMcKinleyHouse.aspx

StatuesStatue: First Lt. Sharon Lane (1949-1963) (statue) Category: Military Women and Women in Air and Space

About: Lt. Sharon Lane was an Army Corps nurse who lost her life during Vietnam Waras a direct result of enemy fire.

Location: Aultman Hospital, Canton) (Dedicated in 1973)

Research Center/ArchivesName: National First Ladies’ Library Education and Research Center.Category: Politics, Government, Leadership and Democracy – First LadiesSponsor: First Ladies National Historic SiteLocation: Canton, Ohio (Library is open by appointment only)Created: 2003Website: http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/

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CASHOCTON (and Historic Roscoe Village) – 120 miles south of Cleveland

Monuments and MemorialsMonument: White Woman’s Village Monument Category: White Settler Women Surviving Violent Settler-Native American ConflictsAbout: This monument honors a 1750s white woman who was first a captive and then

lived with Native Americans by choice; considered to be the “first” white womanin the area

Location: Near Coshocton and Roscoe Village [NOTE: it is unclear whether thismonument still exists although there are pictures from the 1940s)

CINCINNATI – 240 miles southwest of Cleveland

Historic House MuseumsName: Clovernook Center and Cary CottageCategory: First Women or Women Notable for Achievement or High Achievement in

Their Field of EndeavorType: Home to Alice (1820–1871) and Phoebe (1824-1871) Cary; and

Georgia (1876-1944) and Florence (1878-1964) TraderLocation: Cincinnati, OhioSponsor: Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually ImpairedSignificance: Clovernook Farm and the Cary Cottage are the tales of two entrepreneurial sets of

sisters. The Cary sisters, Alice and Phoebe, who were raised on Clovernook Farmin the early 1800s, were poets and authors, while the Trader sisters, Florence andGeorgia (who became blind at age 11) used Cary Cottage to start in 1903 the firsthome in Ohio for blind women, which later became the Clovernook Center for theBlind and Visually Impaired providing community living and services for bothmen and women. They had a love of learning and poetry from an early age andcontinued by working when their chores were done even after their fatherremarried and their new stepmother thought these activities were a waste of time. Each had a poem published in 1838 when Alice was 18 and Phoebe 14. Afteryears of publishing without pay, the Cary sisters moved to New York City andsupported themselves by their writing in 1850-1851, after winning acclaim by

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such luminaries as Edgar Allen Poe, John Greenleaf Whittier and Horace Greeley. Alice was also a clubwoman, and was the first president of the New YorkWoman’s Club (renamed “Sorosis”). Phoebe was briefly the editor of TheRevolution, the newspaper published by Susan B. Anthony. Georgia Trader wasblind at age 11 and founded the Clovernook School for the Blind with her sister,Florence. The Trader Sisters first started a library society for the blind inCincinnati, and later were able to purchase the Clovernook farm to continue theirwork with visually impaired women, with the assistance of William Proctor, aCincinnati businessman who headed Proctor and Gamble.

Website: http://www.clovernook.org/about_history.php

Name: Harriet Beecher Stowe HouseCategory: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersType: Home to Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)Location: Cincinnati, OhioSponsor: TBDSignificance: Harriet Beecher Stowe, a teacher and author of more than 30 books, wrote Uncle

Tom's Cabin which shocked the moral conscience of Americans with its depictionof slavery. Many credit the book with galvanizing support for the Civil War. TheHarriet Beecher Stowe House, built by Lane Seminary in 1833 to serve as theresidence of the president, was the family home for nearly 20 years beginning in1832 when her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, was appointed president of theseminary. Stowe lived here until her 1836 marriage to Calvin Ellis Stowe, and herfirst two children were born here. It was here as a young woman that Stowelearned about the evils of slavery which inspired her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Website: http://stowehousecincy.org/

Name: Harriet Taylor Upton HouseCategory: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersType: Home to Harriet Taylor Upton (1854-1945)Location: Warren, OhioSponsor: The Harriet Taylor Upton AssociationSignificance: Harriet Taylor Upton was an author, prominent clubwoman, child labor reformer,

and suffragist who worked closely with her friend Susan B. Anthony starting in1890. Upton was president of the Ohio Women’s Suffrage Association for 18

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years, and treasurer of the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA) for15 years. She was also the first woman Vice Chair of National RepublicanExecutive Committee, the first woman elected to the Warren Board of Educationand a founding member of the National League of Women Voters, and was activein the Red Cross and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The house,which dates from 1840, was the temporary headquarters of the National AmericanWoman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) from 1903-1905, and includes a suffragemuseum that opened in 2009. Originally built by General Simon Perkins,Congressman Ezra B. Taylor purchased the house in 1873 and deeded it to hisdaughter in 1887. Upton resided in the house until she lost it in a sheriff’s sale in1931 at the age of 76.

Website http://www.uptonhouse.org/

Monuments and MemorialsMemorial: Clara Baur (1835-1912) Memorial Fountain (memorial, boy with flute on a

lilypad) Category: First Women or Women Notable for Achievement or High Achievement in

Their Field of EndeavorAbout: Clara Baur was a musician, founder and head of the old Cincinnati Conservatory

of Music (1867), now part of University of Cincinnati) Location: Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati (1914, relocated)

CLINTON – 44 miles south of Cleveland

StatuesStatue: Grieving Gold Star Mother (statue and granite wall) (Clinton) (2009) Category: Mothers (generic / military)About: There are at least six “Gold Star” monuments or statues depicting a grieving

mother that have been erected since 2001 in New York and Ohio. The AmericanGold Star Mothers organization was founded originally in 1928 by mothers whohad lost a son or daughter in the service of their country.

Location: Clinton (Dedicated in 2009)

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COLUMBUS – 140 miles southwest of Cleveland

Historic Parks and GardensPark: Chlois G. Ingram Spirit of Women ParkCategory: Women Notable for Service or Contributions to Their CommunityType: University Park (Ohio State University)Location: Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, ColumbusFounded: 1999; dedicated in 2001; redesigned in 2011Features: Tiles placed on etched glass on cascading water atop a reflecting pool.Significance: The park is dedicated to the healing impact of caring women. The Ingram family

donated the park in honor of their mother who was a hospital volunteer, and also a founding member of the Women’s Juvenile Service board (creator of the BuckeyeBoy’s Ranch).

Website: http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/aboutus/expansion/spirit-of-womens-park/Pages/index.aspx

Monuments and MemorialsMonument: Chlois G. Ingram (c.1917-1978) (monument/plaque/fountain) Category: Women Notable for Service or Contributions to Their CommunityAbout: Chlois Ingram was a community and hospital volunteer; memorial sponsored by

husbandLocation: Wexler Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus (Dedicated in 2001)

StatuesStatue: “These Are My Jewels” (statue of Cornelia above seven notable Ohio men

representing Ohio “jewels”: Gens. James Garfield, Philip Sheridan andWilliam Tecumseh Sherman, Gen. and Gov. Rutherford Hayes, and Gen.and Pres. Ulysses S. Grant as well Secretary of War Edwin Stanton,Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase)

Category: Allegorical representing a maternal imageAbout: The allegory refers to a real person in Rome who lived during the period 190 to

100 B.C., Cornelia Scipionis Africanus, who was the Scipio the Great, the Romangeneral who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, and the mother of theRoman Emperor Tiberius. She disdained finery and when asked by some visitingladies where her jewelry was, she left the room, returned with her children and

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said, "These are my jewels."Location: Ohio State Capitol, Columbus (Dedicated in 1893)

Plaques and TabletsPlaque: Suffrage Roll of Honor (plaque) Category: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersLocation: Entrance to Rotunda, The Ohio Statehouse, Columbus. (Dedicated in 1933)

DAYTON – 209 miles southwest of Cleveland

Historic House Museums – private residence / not open to the public!Name: Erma Bombeck HouseCategory: First Women or Women Notable for Achievement or High Achievement in

Their Field of EndeavorContext: This house belongs to the University of Dayton and is a private residence. Erma

Bombeck is a University of Dayton alum, however, and you can visit this virtualmuseum online (see below at the end).

StatuesStatue: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) statue Category: Military Women and Women in Air and Space

About: By 1942, the shortage of experience male pilots was acute and both the Army andthe Airforce utilized women pilots to fly and ferry planes in the U.S. to supportmilitary missions. The two units created, Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadronor WAFS in the Air Force, and the .Army Air Forces Women’s Flying TrainingDetachment (WFTD) were merged in August, 1943 to serve under the CivilService, but not as a military group. In 2010, the WASP were awarded theCongressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress. Over 250 survivingWASP were on hand in our nation’s Capital to receive the honor. There is also amuseum in Sweetwater, Texas.

Location: U.S. Air Force Museum, Dayton

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GRANVILLE – 126 miles southwest of Cleveland

StatuesStatue: Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) (statue is part of a clock) Category: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersAbout: Victoria Woodhull, an Ohio native, was an activist for women’s rights; candidate

for U.S. President in 1872 - -the first woman to run for President; and with hersister Tennie C. Claflin started a newspaper and a Wall street stock broker firm.

Category: Military Women and Women in Air and Space

Location: Robbins-Hunter museum, Granville. (Dedicated in 2009)

GREENVILLE – 238 miles southwest of Cleveland

StatuesStatue: Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne Mozee) (1860-1926) (statue) Category: First Women or Women Notable for Achievement or High Achievement in

Their Field of EndeavorAbout: Annie Oakley was a sharpshooter and a famous exhibition shooterLocation: Annie Oakley Plaza, Greenville. (Dedicated in 1988)

MARTIN’S FERRY – 152 miles southeast of Cleveland

StatuesStatue: Betty (Elizabeth) Zane (1765-1823) (statue and monument) Category: Volunteer and Service Women - Revolutionary War HeroinesAbout: Betty Zane was a Revolutionary War heroine; who retrieved gun power in 1782

siege of Fort HenryLocation: Martin’s Ferry. (1923)

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SPRINGFIELD – 183 miles southwest of Cleveland

StatuesStatue: Clementine Berry Buchwalter Monument (1843-1912) (statue, landscaped

patio)Category: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of Others About: Clementine Berry Buchwalter organized the Ohio Federation of Women’s ClubsLocation: Women’s Town Club, Springfield. (Dedicated in 2005)

Statue: Madonna of the Trail (statue)Category: Honoring Pioneer and Frontier Women (generic; no named woman)About: This statue displays the figure of a pioneer woman clasping a baby with her left

arm while clutching a rifle with her right; her young son clings to her skirts; oneof 12 statues commissioned by the Daughters of the American Revolution andplaced in each of 12 states on the National Old Trails Highway.

Location: Springfield. (Dedicated in 1928)

TIFFIN – 90 miles west of Cleveland

StatuesStatue: Indian Maiden of Fort Ball (statue) Category: Native American Women - GenericAbout: This statue shows a Native American girl where fresh water spring arose in old

fortLocation: Tiffin (Dedicated in 1926)

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WARREN – 57 miles southeast of Cleveland

Historic House MuseumHome: Harriet Taylor Upton HouseCategory: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersType: Home to Harriet Taylor Upton (1854-1945)Location: 380 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483-4633Sponsor: The Upton AssociationSignificance: Harriet Taylor Upton was a suffragist, journalist, elected official and author as

well as a prolific organizer and clubwoman. She was close friends with Susan B.Anthony. Her accomplishments include Treasurer of National Women's SuffrageAssociation for 15 years; first woman Vice Chair of National RepublicanExecutive Committee; founding member of National League of Women Voters;President of Ohio Women's Suffrage Association (18 years); founder of Warrenchapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; founder and first presidentof the Warren American Red Cross Chapter; and the first woman elected to theWarren Board of Education, serving for 15 years. This historic home, which wasdeeded to her by her father, Judge and Congressman Ezra Taylor. It has beenrestored and now includes a Suffrage Museum which opened in 2009.

Website: www.uptonhouse.org

Historic Parks and GardensName: The Women’s Park (honoring Harriet Taylor UptonCategory: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersType: Local Park (Trumbull County)Location: Adjacent to 321 Mahoning Avenue N.W., Warren, OhioFounded: 2008Features: Landscaped park includes walkways, a stone bridge over a brook and a monument

presenting Every Woman. Significance: This park was sponsored by the Harriet Taylor Upton Association created to honor

the memory of a prominent suffragist who was a clubwoman, local elected official

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and leader of the National Women’s Suffrage Association (NWSA) and theNational American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The monument,Every Woman is dedicated to the pioneer women of the Western Reserve.

Website: http://www.uptonhouse.org/Park.html

StatuesStatue: Every Woman (statue, landscaped area) Category: Women Who Founded Women’s Organizations or Were Notable in Fighting

for Women’s Rights or Those of OthersAbout: This statue is symbolic of the women’s movement(s)Location: Women’s Park, Warren. Adjacent to 321 Mahoning Avenue N.W. (Dedicated in

2008)

DIGITAL RESOURCES HONOR OHIO WOMEN – available only online

Name: Erma Bombeck House and Digital MuseumCategory: Art, Artists, Entertainers and WritersType: Digital Website (house is private; but listed on National Registrar) honoring Erma

Bombeck (1927-1996)Location: Online only (Dayton, Ohio)Sponsor: University of DaytonSignificance: Erma Bombeck was a prolific author of 15 books and over 4,000 newspaper

columns known for her humor who wrote from the perspective of a suburbanhousewife. She had over 30 million readers and also developed two televisionshows. A supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, she supported women’srights and also developed a highly successful career at a time when womenencountered additional obstacles to a career in the post-World War II era. Herhome was purchased by the University of Dayton and is a private home. Thewebsite includes virtual exhibits based upon her life and the University of Daytonoffers Writers’ Workshops for authors and humorists.

Website: http://www.ermamuseum.org

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Name: Ohio Women’s Hall of FameSponsor: Women’s Programs, Ohio Department of Job and Family ServicesAwarded: Yearly; 10 honorees/yearFounded: 1978Website: http://jfs.ohio.gov/women/index.stm