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

Women Enter the Fray

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado

1. Women Enter the Fray Marker

Inscription. The reform movement of the late 19th century brought women into a new sphere of activity. The desire to improve the good of humanity led women to found cultural organizations and women’s clubs. Women became politically active with child labor, anti-gambling, and anti-saloon movements. Luella Johnson represented the tenacity of Sacramento women’s interest in politics: even before women had acquired the right to vote, she was elected to local political office. To be truly politically effective, however, women would ultimately fight for and win the right to vote. The women’s movement for equality successfully lobbied for the vote and, in 1911, nine years before the 19th Amendment gave women the vote on the national level, California women could register to vote for the first time.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 38° 34.909′ N, 121° 30.224′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Old Sacramento. Marker can be reached from the intersection of K Street and Interstate 5, on the right when traveling east. The metal marker is along the pedestrian walk where K Street extends under the freeway overpass towards downtown. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. The Educators (here, next to this marker); The Land Legacy (here, next to this marker); A Diversity of Denominations (here, next to this marker); A Time of Panic and Unrest (here, next to this marker); Social Problems Grow (here, next to this marker); Ten Years that Electrified Our World (here, next to this marker); Generous Souls (here, next to this marker); A Capitol Idea (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

More about this marker. The marker is part of the Historical Timeline of Sacramento.
Inset Image:
Sacramento Bee Cartoon, ca. 1910 – from the Eleanor McClatchy Collection

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Historical Timeline of Sacramento

Also see . . . History of Women's Suffrage in California. California Secretary of State

"In July 1871, a forty-four-year-old widow by the name of Ellen R. Van Valkenburg, sued Santa Cruz County Clerk Albert Brown after he refused to include her name in the county’s Great Register of voters. The essence of her argument was that under the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, many American women like herself were granted citizenship, and therefore,
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

2. Women Enter the Fray Marker
Left of center.
the rights of citizenship which included voting."

(Submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Marker Within the Timeline image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

3. Marker Within the Timeline

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on August 2, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.