Historical Marker
Korean War
Historical marker location:
Des Moines, Iowa
( Marker is on E. Walnut Street.)
1950 - 1953.
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.