Martha Kinney Cooper

Martha Kinney Cooper
Black and white photo of Martha Kinney Cooper seated and wearing a fur collared coat
Born
Martha Norma Kinney

(1874-01-12)January 12, 1874
DiedApril 20, 1964(1964-04-20) (aged 90)
Known forFounding the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library
Spouse
(m. 1897)
Children2
HonorsOhio Women's Hall of Fame

Martha Norma Kinney Cooper (née Kinney; January 12, 1874 – April 20, 1964) was the First Lady of Ohio. After her husband Myers Y. Cooper was elected governor of Ohio in 1929, Kinney Cooper decided to create a library housing the works of Ohioans.