Sturgis Prairie

Historical marker location:

Sturgis, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of E. Chicago Road (U.S. 12) and Pioneer Avenue, on the right when traveling east on E. Chicago Road.)

Marker installed: 1915

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.