QUESTION: When did the first women serve on a jury in Marquette County?

A. 1898

B. 1910

C. 1922

D. 1935

ANSWER: C. Although women had the right to serve on a jury prior to 1922, they could automatically receive an exemption if they objected to serving. The first two women to serve on jury in 1922 were Jessie B. Simons, wife of Ishpeming’s mayor Stephen Simons and Florence Perkins of Turin Township.