STATEHOUSE CALENDAR

In celebration of Women’s History Month, take a special tour of the Ohio Statehouse and learn about Ohio’s first female state legislators elected in 1922. The election of 1922 delivered six women to Ohio's 85th General Assembly—two to the state Senate and four to the House of Representatives. Since 1922, more than 150 women have served in the halls of the Ohio Capitol building, one of them as Speaker of the Ohio House. Speaker Jo Ann Davidson served as the presiding officer of the Ohio House of  Representatives from 1995 to 2000.

In June 2008, a room in the Ohio Statehouse was dedicated to serve as a lasting tribute to those first six women. The Ladies' Gallery, located off the Statehouse Atrium along its southeast passageway, pays homage to the first female Ohio legislators who paved the way for women in government, and honors all women who have served in the Ohio General Assembly. Its enduring function will be to inform and inspire all who visit –especially young women and girls—to take an active role in democracy