Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 11, 2024

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Daniel & Annie Anthony hosted Susan B. Anthony at their home on this street during campaign that brought natl. suffragists to Leavenworth, 1867-1894.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 186.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists.

Location. 39° 19.494′ N, 94° 54.636′ W. Marker is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It is on North Esplanade Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in the North Esplanade Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "The Anthonys" (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Public Park in Kansas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bleeding Kansas (approx. ¼ mile away); Unsung Heroes in American History (approx. ¼ mile away); Lynching in America / Lynchings in Leavenworth County (approx. ¼ mile away); A Lasting Friendship (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bishop's Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln at the Planters (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.

Also see . . . Pomeroy Foundation link for this marker. (Submitted on July 11, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Votes for Women Marker with Centennial Bridge in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 11, 2024

2. Votes for Women Marker with Centennial Bridge in background.

Susan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) image. Click for full size.

Public domain, 1890

3. Susan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.