1861 - 1958
An outspoken proponent of suffrage for women, she became the first of her gender elected to a municipal office in Sacramento, being swept into office by an all male electorate before women attained the right to vote. Widow of a politician and schoolteacher by avocation, she became a leader of the Progressive Republican Women and Sacramento's first Commissioner of Education in 1912.| HM Number | HMA5S |
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| Placed By | (Unknown) - This plaque dedicated in honor of Ludmilda Pezel-Hamilton |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 1:38pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 630665 N 4269211 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.56175000, -121.50026667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 33.705', W 121° 30.016' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 33' 42.30" N, 121° 30' 0.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 916, 530 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2586-2630 Riverside Blvd, Sacramento CA 95818, US |
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