When Mary Ellen Withrow first ran for public office, she was not allowed to have a credit card in her name. Today, the 92-year-old Democrat's signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person.
Memorabilia, including her portrait, a gun target, and a pop art poster of Bill Clinton, in the Mary Ellen Withrow exhibit at the Marion County Historic Society on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Marion, Ohio. Mary Ellen Withrow is the only person to hold the office of treasurer at the county, state and U.S. levels. Today, the 92-year-old Democrat's signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person. Just check the Guinness Book of World Records.
“Ohio has just always been forward-thinking and progressive and inventive,” Wilson said. “So, I think that she’s part of that. She just shows that anyone is capable of doing anything they set their mind to.” And money. Signed money, shredded money, uncut money, and a $20 bill — bearing both Withrow's signature and her autograph — that the late John Glenn, a friend and fellow Ohio Democrat, took with him when he returned to space in 1998. A necktie on display serves as a reminder of the innumerable money-themed gift items out there — children's paper money, mugs, puzzles, beach towels — where Withrow's name randomly shows up.
For the younger Wilson, Withrow is impressive in other ways. She said putting together the exhibit has been eye-opening. Besides not being able to own a credit card in her name, Withrow was known only as “Mrs. Norman Withrow” in local press coverage of her first run for office.
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