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Lombard in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Votes For Women

Road To The 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes For Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano
1. Votes For Women Marker
Inscription. On April 6, 1891, attorney Ellen Martin & 14 women voted in Lombard election asserting town charter gave right to all citizens of voting age.
 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 33.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1891.
 
Location. 41° 53.035′ N, 88° 1.164′ W. Marker is in Lombard, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on West Maple Street just west of South Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 W Maple St, Lombard IL 60148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original Dairy Queen Sign (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Watts Up with the Illinois Prairie Path? (about 600 feet away); Gearing Bicycle Ads Towards Women (about 600 feet away); Main Street Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Babcock's Grove House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Conrad Fabri House and Harness Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Downtown Public Art Program (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reuben Mink (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lombard.
 
Also see . . .  Votes For Women | William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on May 10, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 15, 2026