Edgewater in Lakewood in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lakewood Women Get the Vote

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, July 23, 2023

1. Lakewood Women Get the Vote Marker

Inscription. Women’s suffrage–the right for women to vote–was part of the women’s rights movement in the United States from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. In 1912 and 1914, women’s suffrage was on the state ballot in Ohio. Both times, the issue failed statewide but passed in Lakewood. Led by Bernice Pyke, Lakewood women participated in the Suffrage Party of Greater Cleveland and gained support for their cause. Lakewood’s City Council put the suffrage issue on the local ballot in 1917. The male voters of Lakewood passed it, allowing women to vote in municipal elections. In 1919, Ohio ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, which was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1920 and granted women the right to vote in all elections. The Lakewood League of Women Voters was chartered in 1922 and remains active a century later.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation; League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland-Lakewood Chapter; Lakewood Historical Society; Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 137-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location.

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41° 29.736′ N, 81° 47.805′ W. Marker is in Lakewood, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Edgewater. It can be reached from Lake Avenue. The marker is located in front of the Lakewood Woman's Club Pavilion, which is at the north end of the Lakewood Park parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14532 Lake Ave, Lakewood OH 44107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veteran's Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Ladies Of The G.A.R. Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lakewood Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lakewood Veterans War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lakewood Park (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oldest Stone House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alexander Winton Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakewood.

Marker in front of the Lakewood Woman's Club Pavilion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, July 22, 2023

2. Marker in front of the Lakewood Woman's Club Pavilion

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.