Josephine Fowler Post
Name of Historic Site
Oak Grove Cemetery
Event(s) / Use associated with woman/group/site
Burial place of Josephine Fowler Post
County
McCracken
Address
Paducah, 42001
United States
Associated Organization
Oak Grove Cemetery
Years of Importance
1920-Present
Geographic Location
Your Affiliation
Kentucky Woman Suffrage Project
Additional Comments
Paducah native Josephine Fowler Post was a suffragist involved in local, state, and national work. She was the President of the Paducah Equal Rights Association, a member of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association, on the congressional committee of NAWSA in 1917, and after the passage of the 19th Amendment, she was a leader in the League of Women Voters. In 1915, she was named an Honorary Vice President of KERA. She is also known as Mrs. Edmund Post.