May M. Van Wye

May Martin Van Wye (1878–1968) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate. She was one of the first six women elected into the Ohio General Assembly in 1922. In 1962, she published her first novel, "Eve's Tower," which is loosely based on her experiences as a female state senator.

Van Wye was born May Martin on December 31, 1878 in Brooklyn, New York to Lewis E. Martin and Ella M. Seaman. She married Benjamin C. Van Wye (1867–1940), who became professor of speech at the University of Cincinnati. She died August 26, 1968, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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External links

Profile on the Ohio Ladies' Gallery website
May M. Van Wye Media collection on The Ohio Channel
Full text of Van Wye's novel, "Eve's Tower"

Category:1878 births
Category:1968 deaths
Category:Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Ohio
Category:Ohio Republicans
Category:Ohio state senators
Category:People from Brooklyn