Midtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin

19th Amendment Outdoor Museum

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 20, 2021

1. Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin Marker

Inscription. A Metis Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians attorney and Native American rights activist who emphasized the value of traditional Native cultures while asserting her own place in the modern world as an Indian woman. In 1912, at the age of 49, she enrolled at the Washington College of Law. Two years later, after taking night classes while still working, she graduated as an attorney. Marie was the first woman of color to graduate from the school and later she worked in the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and as an officer in the Society of American Indians.

Erected 2020 by Maren Conrad.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women.

Location. 38° 34.53′ N, 121° 28.904′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Midtown. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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

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from this marker); Sara Plummer Lemmon (a few steps from this marker); Naomi Anderson (a few steps from this marker); Maria Guadalupe Evangelina de Lopez (a few steps from this marker); Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (a few steps from this marker); Laura de Force Gordon (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

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

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 20, 2021

2. Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin Marker - wide view

The marker for Ms. Baldwin visible on the left, with the marker for Ms. Church Terrell visible on the right.

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.)

<i>Mrs. Marie L. Baldwin</i> image. Click for full size.

Bain News Service (courtesy of the Library of Congress), August 28, 1914

3. Mrs. Marie L. Baldwin

This is the source for the marker photo.

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 467 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.