Chapman Catt to be honored at courthouse
Marilu Wohlers (left), a founding member of the National 19th Amendment Society, and Susan Jacob, chairwoman of the education committee for the National 19th Amendment Society, make a presentation April 10 at the Floyd County Supervisors workshop meeting. The poster they displayed will be mounted in the courthouse during an event scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19. Press photo by Bob Steenson.
The Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home south of Charles City has been turned into a memorial and museum. Press photo by Bob Steenson.
Memorial walks with commemorative bricks surround the Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and interpretive center. Press photo by Bob Steenson.
The Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home is maintained by the National 19th Amendment Society. Press photo by Bob Steenson.
CHARLES CITY — Carrie Lane Chapman Catt will join Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. in places of honor in the Floyd County Courthouse during a ceremony next week.
The National 19th Amendment Society is organizing the event set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, to install in the courthouse a large original artwork featuring quotes from Chapman Catt’s life.
Chapman Catt spent much of her childhood in Charles City. She graduated from Charles City High School and from Iowa State University, and is recognized as one of the leaders behind the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. She also founded the League of Women Voters.
The recognition Wednesday will begin in the third floor district courtroom at the courthouse, with a “visit from Carrie” featuring student presentations, remarks from special guests and National 19th Amendment Society members.
The event will then move to the second floor hallway where the artwork will be installed on the wall adjacent to the Martin Luther King Jr. display. Refreshments will wrap up the event.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of New York state passing a referendum supporting women’s right to vote, which was a key moment toward the final ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
The National 19th Amendment Society maintains the Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum south of Charles City.
— Bob Steenson
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