War Memorial

Historical marker location:

101 Franklin Street, Corydon, Iowa

( Marker is on Franklin Street north of Jefferson Street (Iowa Highway 2), on the right when traveling north.)

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.