The Waynesburg Republican newspaper was a champion of Women’s Suffrage and celebrated the victory of the 19th amendment. Their feature article following election day in November 1920 gives us insight into the first female voters to line up at the polls.
Women’s Day reminds us to honor, respect, and remember the obstacles that women have overcome, and the goals they still endeavor to achieve. We look at the women who labored to birth, raise, and improve the lives of generations past, present, and future.
This is the lesson of a missed clue that unraveled the story of a female ancestor. Follow along in the search for Grandma Elizabeth Mary (Garber) Staggers of Greene County, Pennsylvania.