Chief Wawatam

Historical marker location:

Mackinaw City, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Huron Avenue and East Jamet Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Mackinaw City Historical Pathway.

Michigan played an important role in the Women's Suffrage Movement. In 1918, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to grant women the right to vote, two years before the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.