Willoughby in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cora Gaines Carrel
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 5, 2019
1. Cora Gaines Carrel Marker
Inscription.
Cora Gaines Carrel was the first woman to serve on a city council in the state of Ohio. Appointed by Mayor Josiah Jordan when the 19th amendmemt to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote, Carrel pioneered city planning and ordinances while om the Willoughby city council from January 1, 1921 until December 31, 1924. A schoolteacher in her youth, she held every local and state office in the Order of the Eastern Star, serving as Grand Worthy Matron in the fraternal organization. Her 1901 book of poems, Buckeye Ballads, hailed Ohio’s centennial. She was president of the Cleveland Press Club and active in the Cleveland Women’s city Club and the suffrage movement. A pioneer in Ohio’s political history, she was described as “A kind and generous woman whose happiness was gained by helping others to be happy.”
Cora Gaines Carrel was the first woman to serve on
a city
council in the state of Ohio. Appointed by Mayor Josiah Jordan when the 19th amendmemt to the U.S. Constitution gave women the
right to vote, Carrel pioneered city planning and
ordinances while om the Willoughby city council from
January 1, 1921 until December 31, 1924. A schoolteacher in
her youth, she held every local and state office in the Order
of the Eastern Star, serving as Grand Worthy Matron in the
fraternal organization. Her 1901 book of poems, Buckeye
Ballads, hailed Ohio’s centennial. She was president of the
Cleveland Press Club and active in the Cleveland Women’s city
Club and the suffrage movement. A pioneer in Ohio’s political
history, she was described as “A kind and generous woman
whose happiness was gained by helping others to be happy.”
Erected 2003 by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company, City of Willoughby and The Ohio History Commission. (Marker Number 23-43.)
41° 38.376′ N, 81° 24.321′ W. Marker is in Willoughby, Ohio, in Lake County. Memorial is on East Spaulding Street east of Euclid Avenue (Ohio Route 20), on the right when traveling east. It is at the municipal building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 E Spaulding St, Willoughby OH 44094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
