Women and Politics: Empowered to Vote, Empowered to Lead presented by PNC Cleveland History Center

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In collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland, Women and Politics traces the story of women’s empowerment, exploring the early days of the suffragist movement, the successful fight for the 19th Amendment.

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Presented by PNC and WRHS in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland, Women and Politics traces the story of women’s empowerment, exploring the early days of the suffragist movement, the successful fight for the 19th Amendment, the birth and growth of the League of Women Voters as a force for clean government and the election of northern Ohio women to positions of power

Women and Politics encourages visitors to explore the experiences and significant contributions of women from all walks of life in the fight to win the right to vote. Their struggle, determination, and triumph inspires advocacy and action to use the power of voting to continue to make a difference.

Thank you to our exhibit sponsors:

  • PNC Bank
  • Ohio & Erie Canalway Association
  • The George Gund Foundation
  • The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation
  • The Milton & Tamar Maltz Family Foundation
  • Alton F. and Carrie S. Davis Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
  • The Lillian Emmons Family Fund
  • Betty Kemper
  • Third Federal Foundation
  • Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Women’s Club

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Western Reserve Historical Society is the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio, the region's largest American history research center, and one of the leading genealogical research centers in the nation.

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