Cora Gaines Carrel was the first woman to serve on
a city
council in the state of Ohio. Appointed by Mayor Josiah Jordan when the 19th amendmemt to the U.S. Constitution gave women the
right to vote, Carrel pioneered city planning and
ordinances while om the Willoughby city council from
January 1, 1921 until December 31, 1924. A schoolteacher in
her youth, she held every local and state office in the Order
of the Eastern Star, serving as Grand Worthy Matron in the
fraternal organization. Her 1901 book of poems, Buckeye
Ballads, hailed Ohio's centennial. She was president of the
Cleveland Press Club and active in the Cleveland Women's city
Club and the suffrage movement. A pioneer in Ohio's political
history, she was described as "A kind and generous woman
whose happiness was gained by helping others to be happy."

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