About this collection
- Mary Rose Oakar was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives between 1977 and 1993, representing Ohio's 20th District, and being the first Arab-American member of the House of Representatives. She was Vice Chairperson of the House Democratic Caucus, 1985-1989, and served as president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. She served in the Ohio House of Representatives, serving Cleveland's 13th District, between 2001 and 2002. In 2012 she was elected to the Ohio State Board of Education to represent the 11th District.
- The Honorable Jane L. Campbell is a native Clevelander, who has the distinction of being Cleveland's first female mayor, serving from 2002 to 2006. In 1975, Campbell founded WomenSpace, a coalition of women's organizations that advocated for the creation of Ohio's first shelter for battered women and promoted women for community and government leadership. She served in Ohio's House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996. In 1996 she was elected Cuyahoga County commissioner. She is currently Director of the Washington office of the National Development Council and president of Women Impacting Public Policy.