Thomas D. Murphy

Historical marker location:

712 West Sheridan Avenue, Shenandoah, Iowa

( Marker is on Sheridan Avenue east of Maple Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Red Oak, Iowa.

Iowa was one of the first states to grant women the right to vote. In 1869, the Iowa state legislature passed a law allowing women to vote in school board elections. This was more than 50 years before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote nationwide.