The South Newbury Union Chapel in rural Geauga County, Ohio, where nine women marched to the polls more than 50 years before women’s suffrage rights were won, helped spark a grassroots suffrage movement. The chapel, where the protest took place, needs major restoration work and is estimated to require $500,000 to stabilize and preserve the historic structure. The historic building was built in 1857 by local residents after a young James A. Garfield was invited to speak at the community church but church leaders refused it due to his religious beliefs. In 1871, local women, later known as the ‘Newbury Nine’, marched to vote at the chapel and attempted to do so, but their ballots were rejected. Only one of the Newbury Nine survived the passage of the 19th Amendment. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is eligible for grants.