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

Laura de Force Gordon

19th Amendment Outdoor Museum

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 20, 2021

1. Laura de Force Gordon Marker

Inscription. A queer California lawyer, newspaper publisher, and a prominent suffragette. She was the first woman to run a daily newspaper in the United States and the second female lawyer admitted to practice in California. Gordon's February 19, 1868 speech in San Francisco, titled "The Elective Franchise: Who Shall Vote", was the first in California on the suffrage movement. In 1870, she helped found the California Women's Suffrage Society, and gave more than 100 speeches on suffrage.

Erected 2020 by Maren Conrad.

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

Location. 38° 34.542′ N, 121° 28.898′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of 19th Street and K Street, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street. 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: Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (here, next to this marker); Dr. Margaret 'Mike' Chung (here, next to this marker); Maria Guadalupe Evangelina de Lopez (here, next to this marker); Naomi Anderson (a few steps from this marker);

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Julie Soderlund (a few steps from this marker); Sara Plummer Lemmon (a few steps from this marker); Jeannette Rankin (a few steps from this marker); Gertrude Weil (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 that comprise the 19th Amendment Outdoor museum, erected in 2020 as part of the "I Vote" project, honoring suffragettes and their work.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another marker for Laura de Force Gordon

Also see . . .
1. Laura de Force Gordon (Wikipedia). "Laura de Force Gordon (née Laura de Force; August 17, 1838 – April 5, 1907) was a California lawyer, newspaper publisher, and a prominent suffragette. She was the first woman to run a daily newspaper in the United States (the Stockton Daily Leader, 1874), and the second female lawyer admitted to practice in California." (Submitted on April 22, 2021.)

2. Overlooked No More: Laura de Force Gordon, Suffragist, Journalist and Lawyer (NYT, January 9, 2019). (Submitted on April 22, 2021.)

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Laura de Force Gordon Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 20, 2021

2. Laura de Force Gordon Marker - wide view

The subject marker is roughly in the middle of the picture, just to the left of the portrait of Ms. de Force Gordon.

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<i>Laura De Force Gordon, bust portrait, facing front</i> image. Click for full size.

engraving by J.C. Buttre (courtesy of the Library of Congress), 1896

3. Laura De Force Gordon, bust portrait, facing front

This photo is the source for the marker photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 21, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.