Take the Tour: Inspiring Women
Her story is your story!
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a new History Walks tour featuring Inspiring Women from Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff.
Learn about a dancer, singer, heiress, politician, artist, and other acclaimed women, including:
- First woman to hold elected office after passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and a longtime Marble Cliff council member.
- Professional tennis player who has played in the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and French Open – and recent national pickleball champion.
- Celebrated opera singer who has performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
- Decorated artist who founded the Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition and whose works have been exhibited around the United States.
- Dodge Motor Company heiress and arts patron who lived in the Marble Cliff home formerly owned by President George H.W. Bush‘s paternal grandfather.
- Owner of an iconic Columbus arts and crafts shop who has a CCAD scholarship named in her honor.
- Professional dancer who opened her own studio in Grandview Heights.
History Walks offers self-guided walking tours that explore fascinating local history, inspiring landmarks, and notable people in Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff.
Download the free History Walks app for Apple or Android.
Note: Stops on these tours are private residences. Please respect the owners’ privacy and observe residences from public access points only.
History Walks is presented by the Grandview Heights Public Library and the Grandview Heights Marble/Cliff Historical Society.
