414 Forest Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60302
United States
On Aug. 26, 2021, join members of The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, and the Oak Park-River Forest League of Women Voters to celebrate the installation of the National Votes for Women Trail Marker honoring renowned local suffragist Grace Wilbur Trout.
Mrs. Trout was president of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association from 1912 to 1920, and spearheaded the campaign for woman suffrage in the state. During that period, she lived in Oak Park and was an active member of the Nineteenth Century Club.
The marker will be installed at the site of Mrs. Trout's home, 414 Forest Ave. The ceremony will be held along the sidewalk near this address beginning at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 26. Afterward, all are invited back to the Nineteenth Century Club building for cookies and lemonade.
This is only one of 250 women’s suffrage sites across the country being recognized with a Trail Marker. Markers are funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the federal Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. Additional markers in Illinois include Ellen Martin's in Lombard, Catharine Waugh McCulloch's in Evanston, and the Alpha Suffrage Club's in Chicago. The interactive online trail includes more than 2,200 recognized suffrage sites, including several in Oak Park such as the Nineteenth Century Club building, the Scoville Institute site, and the homes of Dr. Julia Holmes Smith and Dr. Anna Blount.
Your response is requested. Please reply to this email or call the museum at 708-848-6755 to RSVP for the event.