Akron Women's History Biographies by topic


	Profiled Women Organized by Topic The women profiled on this site made important contributions to the city of Akron, Ohio through the jobs they held, the businesses they ran or the volunteer work they did. Biographical essays are based on primary and secondary sources.For a bibliography, click here. For information about the writers/researchers, click here. Arts (including art, literature, music) Bacon, Jody Boleman, Ruth Conner, Ruth Crawford, Cheryl Crisp, Inez Dove, Rita Ebright, Ruth Finley, Ruth Graham, Mabel Hynde, Christine Kanakaredes, Melina Keener, Polly Lamborn, Mabel Leach, Jan Leonard, Polly Manly, Angeline McEbright, Carita McKenney, Ruth McNeil, Evelyn Oenslager, Ruth Palmer, Paige Penfield, Gertrude Rist, Norma Saalfield, Ada Schumacher, Mary Seiberling, Gertrude Stewart, Angeline Stewart, Evelyn Sutton, Ada Zipperlen, Mary Business Allen, Frances Ayers, Harriet Bacon, Jody Barber, Mary Beckwith, Harriet Bingham, Clara Braley, Geraldine Bruot, Blanche Burkhardt, Margaretha Chapman, Ella Flint, Flora Gerhardt, Margaretha Hawley, Ella Hower, Blanche Hunter, Kathryn Keener, Polly Leonard, Polly McNeil, Evelyn Motz, Kathryn Poole, Evelyn Rist, Norma Stewart, Evelyn Upperman, Mary Wilson, Harriet Communication (including mass media) Boden, Ludel Canfield, Harriet Chamberlain, Susannah Cole, Susannah Conger, Emily Finley, Ruth Holmes, Mary Leach, Jan McGovern, Frances McKenney, Ruth McNeil, Evelyn Murphey, Frances Palmer, Paige Paul, Mary Renner, Frankie Saalfield, Ada Saalfield, Elizabeth Sauvageot, Ludel Stewart, Evelyn Stocking, Helen Sutton, Ada Waterhouse, Helen Community Activism Abbey, Elizabeth Alford-Smith, Daisy Allen, Frances Andrews, Hallie Aune, Helen Averett, Martha Ayers, Harriet Babcox, Marie Bachtel, Harriett Bacon, Jody Ball, Della Bame, Irene Barber, Eliza Barber, Mary Barnhart, Margaret Battels, Sarah Beckwith, Harriet Beebe, Cornelia Bingham, Clara Boleman, Ruth Bozeman, Eleanor Bozzelli, Madeline Bronson, Emily Bronson, Mary Brown, Fannie Buchtel, Elizabeth Carnahan, Blanche Case, Anna Chamberlain, Susannah Chapman, Ella Chittenden, Leah Claypole, Katharine Coburn, Adeline Cole, Susannah Conger, Emily Conner, Ruth Crawford, Lulu Crisp, Inez Crouse, Elizabeth Dambrot, Faye Davidson, Elizabeth Denton, Stella DeVaughn, Maud Dick, Carrie Ferrell, Pamela Ford, Julia Frank, Celia Garrett, Catherine Garrison, Carole Gorton, Grace Graham, Mabel Harrison, Irene Hawley, Ella Heckman, Terri Hersh, Faye Holmes, Mary Howe, Roxana Hower, Blanche Huber, Marion Hunsicker, Frances Isroff, Judith Jackson, Dorothy Jones, Roxana Kaufman, Mary Lamborn, Mabel Laub, Marie Long, Stella Lyon, Sarah Manly, Angeline Mathews, Isabella McClain, Shirla McClure, Ruth McCurdy, Mary McEbright, Carita McEbright, Katherine Milar, Maude Miller, Belle Milliken, Katherine Moore, Bertha Morse, Lucy Musser, Elizabeth Myers, Adeline Nash, Edith Nash, Marguerite Nicely, Judith Oenslager, Ruth Oldham, Karen Olin, Grace Olin, Marie Otis, Jessie Orr, Mary Peavy, Mary Penfield, Gertrude Perkins, Grace Perkins, Mary Perkins, Mary Rawson Peterson, Carrie Polsky, Hazel Poole, Evelyn Purnell, Janet Raymond, Bessie Raymond, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Saalfield, Elizabeth Schumacher, Hermine Schumacher, Mary Seibel, Marie Seiberling, Blanche Seiberling, Gertrude Seiberling, Irene Slade, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Steiner, Hazel Stewart, Angeline Stewart, Evelyn Taylor, Isabella Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Ella Tibbals, Lucy Tod, Grace Tod, Julia Tod, Mary Trotter, Katharine Upperman, Mary Vegso, Kathryn Viall, Anna Voris, Elizabeth Voris, Louise Voris, Marion Watters, Maude Wheeler, Chalista White, Mary Whitmer, Kathleen Willard, Chalista Wilson, Harriet Wolcott, Pamphila Wolle, Helen Zipperlen, Hermine Zipperlen, Mary Education Alford-Smith, Daisy Allen, Frances Bacon, Jody Bame, Irene Barnhart, Margaret Boleman, Ruth Bozeman, Eleanor Brown, Fannie Bruot, Blanche Buchtel, Elizabeth Case, Anna Chamberlain, Susannah Chapman, Margaret Chittenden, Leah Claypole, Katharine Cole, Susannah Conner, Ruth Dambrot, Faye Davidson, Elizabeth Garrett, Catherine Garrison, Carole Gladwin, Mary Harris, Malana Hersh, Faye Holmes, Mary Hower, Blanche Huber, Marion Hunsicker, Frances Jewett, Mary Keener, Polly Leonard, Polly Lyon, Sarah McClain, Shirla McEbright, Carita Moore, Bertha Nash, Edith Olin, Grace Olin, Marie Peavy, Mary Purnell, Janet Seibel, Marie Slade, Elizabeth Smith, Eleanor Thompson, Elizabeth Trotter, Katharine Upperman, Mary Vegso, Kathryn Viall, Anna Voris, Elizabeth Voris, Louise Voris, Marion Walling, Malana Health & Welfare Alford-Smith, Daisy Averett, Martha Bozeman, Eleanor Bradley, Isabel Bronson, Emily Conger, Emily Crawford, Lulu Dambrot, Faye Denton, Stella Eagle, Mary Ebright, Ruth Edgerton, Pauline Ferrell, Pamela Frank, Celia Gladwin, Mary Hansen, Hermine Harter, Sophia Heckman, Terri Hersh, Faye Huston, Elizabeth Jewett, Mary Kea, Salaria McEbright, Carita Milar, Maude Milliken, Katherine Musser, Elizabeth Nicely, Judith O'Reilly, Salaria Perkins, Mary Rawson Raymond, Bessie Raymond, Mary Saalfield, Elizabeth Sauvageot, Ludel Seiberling, Henrietta Smith, Eleanor Voris, Louise Watters, Maude Whitmer, Kathleen Wolle, Helen Zipperlen, Hermine Labor Beck, Virginia Bingham, Clara Etheredge, Virginia Law Barnhart, Margaret Bond, Jane Cacioppo, Mary Chapman, Margaret Cook, Deborah Cramer, Mabel Denton, Stella Frank, Celia Furry, Thelma Garrison, Carole George, Joyce Hunter, Judith Kruse, Mabel Long, Stella McGovern, Frances McGowan, Mary Moore, Carla Nash, Marguerite Nicely, Judith O'Neil, Anna Paul, Mary Seibert, Thelma Politics Allen, Frances Barber, Mary Barnhart, Margaret Boleman, Ruth Bond, Jane Bronson, Emily Bruot, Blanche Cacioppo, Mary Case, Anna Chittenden, Leah Claypole, Katharine Conger, Emily Conner, Ruth Cook, Deborah Cramer, Mabel Dick, Carrie Dobbs, Catherine Eagle, Mary Ebright, Ruth Edgerton, Pauline Ellet, Minnie Etheredge, Virginia Finley, Ruth Furry, Thelma Garrett, Catherine George, Joyce Harrison, Irene Harter, Sophia Heise, Anna Holmes, Mary Hower, Blanche Hunter, Judith Jackson, Dorothy McGovern, Frances McGowan, Mary Moore, Bertha Nash, Marguerite Nicely, Judith Orr, Mary Paul, Mary Peterson, Carrie Seiberling, Irene Viall, Anna Religion Allen, Frances Andrews, Hallie Aune, Helen Averett, Martha Ball, Della Bronson, Emily Bronson, Mary Brown, Fannie Buchtel, Elizabeth Conger, Emily Davidson, Elizabeth Eagle, Mary Ebright, Ruth Finley, Ruth Graham, Mabel Huber, Marion Isroff, Judith Jackson, Dorothy McClain, Shirla McCurdy, Mary McEbright, Carita McGowan, Mary Milar, Maude Miller, Belle Moore, Bertha Olin, Grace Olin, Marie Seibel, Marie Thompson, Ella Upperman, Mary Watters, Maude Wheeler, Chalista Abbey, Elizabeth Allen, Frances Andrews, Hallie Aune, Helen Averett, Martha Ayers, Harriet B Babcox, Marie Bachtel, Harriett Ball, Della Bame, Irene Barber, Eliza Barber, Mary Barnhart, Margaret Battels, Sarah Beckwith, Harriet Beebe, Cornelia Bingham, Clara Boleman, Ruth Bond, Jane Bozeman, Eleanor Bradley, Isabel Braley, Geraldine Bronson, Emily Bronson, Mary Brown, Elizabeth Bruot, Blanche Buchtel, Elizabeth Burkhardt, Margaretha C Cacioppo, Mary Canfield, Harriet Carnahan, Blanche Case, Anna Chamberlain, Susannah Chapman, Ella Chapman, Margaret Chittenden, Leah Claypole, Katharine Coburn, Adeline Cole, Susannah Conger, Emily Conner, Ruth Cook, Deborah Cramer, Mabel Crawford, Lulu Crisp, Inez Crouse, Elizabeth D Dambrot, Faye Davidson, Elizabeth Denton, Stella DeVaughn, Maud Dick, Carrie Dove, Rita E Eagle, Mary Ebright, Ruth Edgerly, Sarah Edgerton, Pauline Ellet, Minnie Etheredge, Virginia Evans, Mary F Ferrell, Pamela Finley, Ruth Flint, Flora Ford, Julia Frank, Celia Furry, Thelma G Garrett, Catherine Garrison, Carole George, Joyce Gerhardt, Margaretha Gladwin, Mary Gorton, Grace Graham, Mabel H Hansen, Hermine Harris, Malana Harrison, Irene Harter, Sophia Hawley, Ella Heckman, Terri Heise, Anna Hersh, Faye Holmes, Mary Howe, Roxana Hower, Blanche Huber, Marion Hunsicker, Frances Hunter, Judith Hunter, Kathryn Huston, Elizabeth Hynde, Christine I Isroff, Judith J Jackson, Dorothy Jewett, Mary Jones, Roxana K Kaufman, Mary Kea, Salaria Keener, Polly Kruse, Mabel L Lamborn, Mabel Laub, Marie Leonard, Polly Long, Stella Lyon, Sarah M Manly, Angeline Mathews, Isabella McClain, Shirla McCurdy, Mary McEbright, Carita McEbright, Katherine McGovern, Frances McGowan, Mary McKenney, Ruth McNeil, Evelyn Merriman, Harriett Milar, Maude Miller, Belle Milliken, Katherine Moore, Bertha Moore, Carla Morse, Lucy Motz, Kathryn Murphey, Frances Musser, Elizabeth Myers, Adeline N Nash, Edith Nash, Marguerite Nicely, Judith O O'Neil, Anna O'Reilly, Salaria Oldham, Karen Olin, Grace Olin, Marie Otis, Jessie Orr, Mary P Palmer, Paige Paul, Mary Peavy, Mary Penfield, Gertrude Perkins, Grace Perkins, Mary Perkins, Mary Rawson Peterson, Carrie Polsky, Hazel Poole, Evelyn Purnell, Janet R Raies, Helen Raies, Rose Raymond, Bessie Raymond, Mary Renner, Frankie Resnik, Judith Robinson, Elizabeth Rush, Isabel S Saalfield, Ada Saalfield, Elizabeth Sauvageot, Ludel Schumacher, Hermine Schumacher, Mary Seibel, Marie Seiberling, Blanche Seiberling, Gertrude Seiberling, Irene Seibert, Thelma Slade, Elizabeth Smith, Eleanor Smith, Eliza Smith, Elizabeth Steiner, Hazel Stewart, Angeline Stewart, Evelyn Stocking, Helen Sutton, Ada T Taylor, Isabella Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Ella Tibbals, Lucy Tod, Grace Tod, Julia Tod, Mary Trotter, Katharine U Upperman, Mary V Vegso, Kathryn Viall, Anna Voris, Elizabeth Voris, Louise Voris, Marion W Wadsworth, Cornelia Walling, Malana Walters, Martha Waterhouse, Helen Watters, Maude Wheeler, Chalista White, Mary Whitmer, Kathleen Willard, Chalista Wilson, Harriet Wolle, Helen Wright, Harriet Z Zipperlen, Hermine Zipperlen, Mary Photo courtesy of The University of Akron Archives