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NO. 969 HOME SITE OF SARAH WALLIS - Sarah Armstrong Wallis (1825-1905) was a pioneer in the campaign for women's voting rights. In 1870 she was elected president of California's first statewide suffrage organization which in 1873 incorporated as the California State Woman Suffrage Education Association. The home she built on this site, Mayfield Farm, was a center of suffrage activities attracting state and national leaders such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Ulysses S. Grant.

Location

South side of La Selva Dr between Military Way and Magnolia Dr, Palo Alto
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CHL #969 Sarah Wallis Home Site Marker

CHL #969 Sarah Wallis Home Site Marker

CHL #969 Sarah Wallis Home Site State Plaque