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May 1, 2020

The Making of a Suffragist: Belle Sherwin and Women Activism

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, a Visiting Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University.

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April 17, 2020

Preserving Your Family Tree Like an Archivist

As Ohioans begin to face at least a few more weeks under a stay-at-home order, many of us are looking for new hobbies or distractions.

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April 6, 2020

Educated, Activist Women Who Opened College Doors for the Rest of Us

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from April Young Bennett, author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists.

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April 4, 2020

Victory Gardens in the United States

Victory Gardens, originally called war gardens, got started during WWI and WWII. The Victory Garden movement has revived in 2020, in efforts to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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March 26, 2020

Amazon, Empress, and Friend: The Life of Natalie Clifford Barney

Natalie Clifford Barney was an out lesbian when she said, “being other than normal [was] a perilous advantage.”

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March 19, 2020

The Spanish Influenza Comes to Ohio

So what exactly was the Spanish Flu? How did it affect the world and more specifically what happened in Ohio?

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March 2, 2020

Three Modern Ohio Women You Should Know

These three women told their stories over the summer of 2019. Now the three will be coming to the Ohio History Connection, in a panel discussion of women's activism.

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February 27, 2020

Following Ohio Women Vote: Stopping at Ohio University

As part of our commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial, the Ohio History Connection has created an exhibit to tell the story of Ohio women's activism.

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February 3, 2020

Kylie Dreamz Big: The Story of One of Ohio’s Youngest Entrepreneurs

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from Kylie Scroggins, an Ohio small business owner & entrepreneur who just happens to still be in elementary school!

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January 3, 2020

Ohio Women Vote: 100 Years of Change – How It Evolved

As part of our commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial, the Ohio History Connection has created an exhibit that will travel the state to tell the story of Ohio women's activism.