Columbus in Bartholomew County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 2, 2025

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Second Baptist members Lizzie Hubbard & Fannie Davis first women registered to vote in Bartholomew County after partial suffrage act of 1917

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 149.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 39° 12.484′ N, 85° 54.599′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Indiana, in Bartholomew County. It is at the intersection of 10th Street and Reed Street, on the right when traveling east on 10th Street. Marker is near the entrance to Second Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1325 10th St, Columbus IN 47201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest

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Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Second Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Orinoco Furniture Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bartholomew County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Columbus City Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Our Pioneer Heritage / Bartholomew County Historical Society / McEwen-Samuels-Marr House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cerealine Manufacturing Company (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bartholomew County Courthouse (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Also see . . .
1. Article in The Republic. Honoring boldness and courage: Suffragists society salutes first women to register to vote in county. (Submitted on November 28, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

2. Votes for Women. In 1917 the Indiana General Assembly amended the State Constitution, passing a partial women’s suffrage law in a move that immediately reshaped the political landscape of Indiana. The amendment rallied suffragists and hopeful

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

2. Votes for Women Marker

voters across the state, and an estimated 40,000 woman registered to vote for the first time. Amidst that mobilization, Fannie Davis Johnson and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hubbard, two African American women and members of the African American Second Baptist Church, became the first women registered to vote in Bartholomew County. (William G. Pomeroy Foundation) (Submitted on December 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.