Brave, True-Hearted Women: Women in Cleveland History
Dates:
Apr 8, 2026
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May 13, 2026
Time:
10:15 AM - 11:35 AM
Location:
Middleburg Heights Community Church
7165 Big Creek Pkwy, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130, USA
Room:
Fellowship Hall 1 and 2
Instructor:
Judy MacKeigan
Course #:
S26-28
Course Description:
Historian Judy MacKeigan shares stories of some of the women whose lives and work intertwined with the founding and growth of Cleveland during the 19 and early 20 centuries. Yankee farmwives, immigrant business owners, philanthropists, pioneers in education and social work, and one notorious con-woman. All these women left their mark on the area as Cleveland grew from a frontier village to a large, industrial city. Some of these women may be familiar to you and others may be new to you, but all of them have a story to tell.
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About
Judy MacKeigan
Judy MacKeigan received her BA and MA in History from Cleveland State University, with a focus in19th Century American and local history. She retired in June of 2025 after serving as Historian and Archivist for Cleveland Metroparks for fifteen years, a career which allowed her to widen her historical research and knowledge into the 20th century.