Throughout history, women have always played an active role in society. They have been the spies, soldiers, and prisoners of war. They also raised money/supplies for armies, and kept farms and families going so that soldiers would have something to come home to. The invention of the bicycle (then followed by the automobile) were very liberating -- providing females with the 'vehicle' to begin traveling on their own. Women were able to move from the sidelines to the frontlines in sports and careers, obtaining professional success in their own right.

• 1904 Sidney High School Girls Basketball Team
• 1997 is 100th Anniversary of Sidney High School Basketball
• India Boyer: Shelby County Woman is First Female Architect in Ohio
• Court Square Monument Dedicated 50 Years Ago
• Winnifred Haslup Gearhart: Tragic Deaths Part of Local History
• Ida Haslup Goode: Prominent Female Leaves Legacy
• Rededication Set for Gold Star Mothers Bridge
• Lois Lenski: Return to Skipping Village - Anna, Ohio
• Carry Nation: Temperance Movement had Roots in Shelby County
• Florence Sanders: Perry Township Woman Experienced Internship...During WW II
• Farida Wiley: Orange Township Girl Grows Up To Become Renowned Ornithologist