STATEHOUSE CALENDAR

The Ohio Statehouse will celebrate and honor important women in the history of Ohio during Women’s History Month, March 1 – 31, 2013.  Special tours of the Ladies’ Gallery and exhibit will focus on women who were important to Ohio history.

Ladies’ Gallery Tours

Visit the special gallery that pays tribute to Ohio’s first six women legislators who paved the way for women in government.

Women’s History Exhibition

After the passage of the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1919, women gained the right to vote. Florence Harding was the first woman who was legally able to cast a vote for her husband, presidential candidate Warren G. Harding. Rare film clips from the Ohio Historical Society show a suffragette parade in Marion, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Harding voting in the 1920 presidential election. An exhibit will feature Florence Harding’s personal items, including a favorite campaign necklace.