Grave marker to dedicated to Toledo suffragist

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County is hosting an event to honor Olive A. Colton, a Toledo suffragist.

Colton helped found the local League of Women Voters in 1921 and it was one of the first established in Ohio.

On Oct. 8 at Forest Cemetery from 10:30 a.m. to noon, the organization will dedicate a grave maker.

Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, representatives from the League of Women Voters, University of Toledo and Toledo Lucas County Public Library Local History department and Friends of Forest Cemetery will discuss the right to vote and the importance of civic engagement. There will also be a reenactment of Olive Colton’s speech from the 100th anniversary of the founding of the City of Toledo.

The event will conclude with a tour of Forest Cemetery…