Description: Photograph of aviator Jerrie Mock of Bexley, Ohio, receiving an award at Women's Recognition Day as she is inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, 1979. Pauline Riel is pictured handing her the award, with Billie Sewell, a member of the organization's advisory council, seen at left. Mock was being inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame for her remarkable accomplishment of completing the first solo flight around the world by a woman, made in a single-engine Cessna 180 named "The Spirit of Columbus" in 1964. Pauline Riel was an Ohio educator and active volunteer who was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993. The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame honor women who have played a significant role in Ohio's history through their trailblazing contributions, and who serve as inspiration and role models for future generations. The Hall of Fame is administered by the Women's Bureau of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which began the program in 1978. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1869_B04F17_02
Subjects: Women air pilots--United States; Ohio Women's Hall of Fame; Women--Ohio--History; Aviation--History; Awards;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aviator Jerrie Mock (at left) of Bexley, Ohio, pictured with Marjorie Whiteman at Women's Recognition Day at the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, 1979. Mock was being inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame for her remarkable accomplishment of completing the first solo flight around the world by a woman, made in a single-engine Cessna 180 named "The Spirit of Columbus" in 1964. Marjorie Whiteman was being inducted the same day for her contributions to the field of law, including her roles as legal advisor to Eleanor Roosevelt, advisor to ten Secretaries of State over a span of 40 years, vice president of the American Society of International Law, and author of "Digest of International Law." The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame honor women who have played a significant role in Ohio's history through their trailblazing contributions, and who serve as inspiration and role models for future generations. The Hall of Fame is administered by the Women's Bureau of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which began the program in 1978. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1869_B04F17_01
Subjects: Women air pilots--United States; Aviation--History; Awards; Ohio Women's Hall of Fame; Women--Ohio--History; Law & legal affairs;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Helen Grace McClelland of Fredericktown, Ohio when she was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1978. She served with the Army Nurses Corps in France and Belgium during World War I. McClelland received the Distinguished Service Cross, the military's second highest honor, when she assisted a wounded nurse during a bombing on the casualty clearing station. She was also recognized by England with the Royal Red Cross, First Class for her bravery. After the war she continued her nursing career at Pennsylvania Hospital, where she served as director of nursing from 1933-1956. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02730
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; World War I; Nurses
Places: Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Jacquelyn Mayer with her husband, John Townsend, and her daughter, Kelly, after being inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, October 22, 1997. Mayer was from Sandusky, Ohio, and won the Miss America pageant in 1962. She later went on to help found the National Stroke Association and served as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03488
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Miss America Pageant
 

Description: Clara Weisenborn at Women's Recognition Day, a program associated with the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, in 1979. She represented Montgomery County in the Ohio General Assembly from 1953-1966. In 1966 she was elected to the Ohio Senate and served two terms until she lost to Neal Zimmers in 1974. Weisenborn was an advocate of women's rights and became one of the first women to serve as a committee chair in the Ohio legislature. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02750
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1950-1959, this photograph shows notorious Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate Velma West, who was serving a life sentence for beating her husband to death with a hammer for refusing to take her to a bridge game. She and another inmate escaped the Reformatory in 1939, but were captured and returned to the prison. In 1911, the Ohio General Assembly authorized the establishment of a separate women’s penal institution. On September 1, 1916, the Ohio Reformatory for Women opened in Marysville, Ohio, with a population of 34 inmates. When Marguerite Reilley was appointed superintendent of the Reformatory in 1935, she found dirty and unkempt inmates with excessively restricted living habits. She instituted the “human being” program which provided recreation, entertainment, jobs, and vocational training for the inmates. State Archived Series 1679 AV consists of 234 photographs which illustrate daily life in the Ohio Reformatory for Women, as well as photographs of the buildings and grounds, superintendents Marguerite Reilley and Martha Wheeler. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00177
Subjects: Correctional institutions--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Mary B. Grossman of Cleveland, Ohio. Grossman (1879-1977) was included on the "Ohio State Honor Roll" from the League of Women Voters of Ohio, ca. 1930, which listed prominent Ohio women involved in the suffrage movement. Her brief biography from the Honor Roll reads: "Mary Grossman was a member of the American Woman's Suffrage Association, the Cleveland Woman's Suffrage Party, of which she was treasurer for a time, the Wage-Earner's Suffrage League, and the League of Women Voters. An able speaker, she was a successful campaigner for suffrage. She was elected a Judge of the Municipal Court in Cleveland, the first woman to hold this position there. She was re-elected last fall on her record. She has been devoted and continuously interested in removing discriminations against women." This photograph comes from the League of Women Voters of Ohio Collection. The League of Women Voters was first formed at the national level in early 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Soon, additional leagues began to form at the state and local level, with the League of Women Voters of Ohio being organized in May 1920 in Columbus. The League was first formed to empower women to use their newfound right to vote, and today its primary purpose remains citizen education. To this goal, it supports voter registration efforts, provides information on candidates and issues, sponsors debates and offers publications on public policy and voter engagement topics. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS354_B10_LWVO_MaryGrossman
Subjects: Women--Suffrage; Social movements; League of Women Voters of Ohio; Suffragists; Activism; Judges -- Ohio; Women legislators;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Lucia McCurdy McBride of Cleveland, Ohio. McBride (1881-1970) was included on the "Ohio State Honor Roll" from the League of Women Voters of Ohio, ca. 1930, which listed prominent Ohio women involved in the suffrage movement. Her brief biography from the Honor Roll reads: "Lucia McCurdy McBride (Mrs. Malcolm L.) was born in Cleveland, educated there and abroad. She became interested in suffrage through the work of the College Equal Suffrage League, and joined the National American Woman's Suffrage Association, the Ohio Women's Suffrage Association, and the suffrage party of Greater Cleveland. At the formation of the League of Women Voters, she became one of its most active members and has been untiring in her support of League measures and activities. She is interested in all civic affairs, and is a warm champion of everything pertaining to the welfare of her city." This photograph comes from the League of Women Voters of Ohio Collection. The League of Women Voters was first formed at the national level in early 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Soon, additional leagues began to form at the state and local level, with the League of Women Voters of Ohio being organized in May 1920 in Columbus. The League was first formed to empower women to use their newfound right to vote, and today its primary purpose remains citizen education. To this goal, it supports voter registration efforts, provides information on candidates and issues, sponsors debates and offers publications on public policy and voter engagement topics. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS354_B10_LWVO_LuciaMcCurdyMcBride
Subjects: Women--Suffrage; Social movements; League of Women Voters of Ohio; Suffragists; Activism
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Reformatory for Women inmates loading crops into truck, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00184
Subjects: Union County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate in her room, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00185
Subjects: Union County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate scrubbing floor, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00187
Subjects: Correctional institutions--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate holding a suitcase, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00189
Subjects: Correctional institutions--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)