Midtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin
19th Amendment Outdoor Museum
Erected 2020 by Maren Conrad.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Native Americans • Women.
Location. 38° 34.53′ N, 121° 28.904′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Midtown. Marker is on 19th Street near K Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 K Street, Sacramento CA 95811, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mary Church Terrell (here, next to this marker); Juno Frankie Seay Pierce (here, next to this marker); Gertrude Weil (a few steps from this marker); Sara Plummer Lemmon
More about this marker. This is one of nineteen markers erected in 2020 as part of the "I Vote" project, honoring suffragettes and their work, and thus forming the 19th Amendment Outdoor Museum.
Also see . . .
1. Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (Wikipedia). "Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (1863-1952), was a Métis Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians attorney and Native American rights activist. In 1914 Baldwin was the first Native American student to graduate from the Washington College of Law. She worked in the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and was an officer in the Society of American Indians....Her grandparents were Pierre Bottineau and Genevieve "Jennie" LaRence, born in 1818. Her father was John Bottineau, a lawyer who worked as an advocate for the Chippewa/Ojibway Nation in Minnesota and North Dakota....Baldwin was involved in women's suffrage efforts in North Dakota. She also marched in the Woman Suffrage Procession." (Submitted on April 20, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)
2. Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (US National Park Service). (Submitted on April 20, 2021.)
3. Rightfully Hers: Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (YouTube, 1.5 min.). (Submitted on April 20, 2021.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.