Today in Michigan History

October 20, 1994

Marie-Therese Guyon-Cadillac was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.

Madame Cadillac became the first European woman to settle in Michigan when she traveled from Montreal to join her husband in his newly founded settlement of Detroit in the fall of 1701.

Thank you Michigan Start Pages for this glimpse into our past.  See more here.

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