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Women In History - Ohio Bicentennial Figures

Women in History offers many stories from Ohio Women.  Developed for the Ohio Bicentennial in 2003, these women bring Ohio History to life. Ohio Figures are listed on the “Figures” page denoted with a State of Ohio symbol.

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​Sarah Bolton (1841-1916)

Noted Cleveland author of biographies, poetry and a temperance novel
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​Eliza Bryant (1827-1907)

African-American founder of the The Cleveland Home for Aged Colored People
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​Rebecca Carter (1766-1827)

Pioneer woman of Cleveland
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​Cassie L. Chadwick (1857-1907)

​Most infamous Cleveland financial con-artist
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​Dorothy Dandridge (1923-1965)

Actress, singer and dancer. Star of Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess
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Mary Fields (1832?-1914)

African-American entrepreneur, stagecoach driver, pioneer
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Dorothy Fuldheim (1893-1989)

Jewish-American news journalist and television broadcaster; developed format for television news programming
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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918)

Wife of James Garfield, 20th President of the United States was First Lady for six months when her husband was assassinated. "Crete" returned home to Lawnfield in Mentor where her life continued in a non-traditional way
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Zelma Watson George (1903-1994)

African-American delegate to the U.N., opera singer, speaker and educator
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Julia Boggs Dent Grant (1826-1902)

Wife of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States, was a determined woman who despite family objections married the man she loved. Outspoken, she also created her own plans for ending the Civil War and holding a secret Presidential Inauguration.
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Florence Harding (1860-1924)

Wife of Warren Harding, 29th President of the United States, the first presidential wife able to vote for her husband. Scandal plagued this First Lady throughout her life
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Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison (1832-1892)

Wife of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States, was the first president-general of the newly formed DAR. An accomplished watercolorist, she designed and painted the Harrison state china and organized the White House china collection
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Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (1831-1889)

Wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States, was the first presidential wife to have a college degree. She originated the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn
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Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950)

Founder of the Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Music Settlement House
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Jane Edna Hunter (1882-1971)

African-American social worker, attorney, founder of Phyllis Wheatley Association of Cleveland
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Rebecca Jackson (1795-1871)

African-American eldress of the Shaker sect in Cleveland.
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Edmonia Lewis ( 1843-?)

First successful African-American sculptor
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Flora Stone Mather (1852-1910)

Cleveland philanthropist, founder of Flora Stone Mather college at Western Reserve University for women. Sponsored Goodrich House for urban children
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Ida Saxton McKinley (1847-1907)

Wife of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, developed a unique way of coping with her epileptic seizures during her public appearances as First Lady
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Annie Oakley (1860-1926)

World famous markswoman from Ohio
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Mrs. George (Hannah?) Peake (1755-18??)

First African-American settler of Cleveland
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Rebecca Rouse (1799-1887)

Cleveland humanitarian, temperance advocate, abolitionist, founder of Beech Brook
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Belle Sherwin (1868-1955)

Cleveland suffragist, President of League of Women Voters, social reformer.
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Margaret Skapes (1892-1968)

Immigrant from Greece, suffragette.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)

Wife of William H. Taft, 27th President of the United States, always longed to live in the White House. Known for planting Washington D.C.’s legendary cherry trees
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Hazel Mountain Walker (1900-1980)

African-American attorney, school principal, actress at Karamu
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Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927)

First woman to run for President, center of a scandal that rocked the nation
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    • Robin Echols Cooper
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    • Rose Gabriele
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    • Robin Pease
    • Juliette Regnier
    • Debra Rose
    • Allison Smith
    • Sherrie Tolliver
    • Julie Warren
    • Lisa L. Wiley
    • Linda Witkowski
  • Calendar
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    • First Ladies Tea
    • Hollywood's Golden Age
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