National Votes for Women Trail Marker

A National Votes for Women Trail plaque honoring Susan B. Anthony's time in Leavenworth can be found on the corner of Esplanade Street and Kickapoo Street along the Missouri River, not far from Daniel's former home. National Votes for Women Trail marker is the first for Kansas, and was awarded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation of New York.

Susan B. Anthony spent 6 months in 1865 in Leavenworth with her brother, D.R. and his wife Anna Osborn, who was expecting their first child. Susan did assist him with his newspaper at this time, but also became familiar with former slaves then residing in Leavenworth, estimated to be 4,000 at the time. She was here when news was received about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln as she addressed a gathering at Laing’s Hall.

She visited the D.R. Anthony many times over the years.

D.R. Anthony was shot in 1875, well after the Civil War by William Embry, a rival newspaper editor. Susan came back to Leavenworth again at this time to assist in his recovery and to run the newspaper. She did speak at Occidental Hall then.

Susan was in Leavenworth to lead the Kansas woman suffrage campaigns in 1867, 1887, and 1894, several of those times with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and over the years, brought many national suffrage advocates to Leavenworth.