City
Wichita
By 1890 Mary Elizabeth Lease of Wichita was a leading People’s Party speaker and campaigned across Kansas.
Related: Jeremiah Simpson
Related: Mary Elizabeth Lease
Timeline
- 1850 Lease was born September 11, 1850, and died October 29, 1933. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779418Retrieved 2026-08-22
- 1890 By 1890 Lease's involvement in the farmers' revolt placed her in the forefront of the People's Party; she traveled throughout Kansas for the cause. Link only Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128Retrieved 2026-08-22
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Lease People’s Party speaker by 1890 Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128
Notes
After unsuccessful farming ventures, Mary Elizabeth Lease and her family moved to Wichita, where she took a leading role in civic and social activities. Link only Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128Retrieved 2026-08-22
By 1890 Lease's involvement in the farmers' revolt placed her in the forefront of the People's Party; she traveled throughout Kansas for the cause. Link only Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128Retrieved 2026-08-22
Mary Elizabeth Lease of Wichita was a leading People's Party speaker by 1890. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779418Retrieved 2026-08-22
Lease taught at Osage Mission before later Populist campaigning from Wichita. Link only Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128Retrieved 2026-08-22
By 1890 Mary Elizabeth Lease of Wichita was a leading People's Party speaker across Kansas. Link only Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128Retrieved 2026-08-22
Mary Elizabeth Lease was a Populist orator associated with Wichita. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779418Retrieved 2026-08-22
Lease was born September 11, 1850, and died October 29, 1933. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779418Retrieved 2026-08-22
Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the largest city in Kansas. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49266Retrieved 2026-08-22
The Keeper of the Plains sculpture stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita. Sourced Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/item/2020742086/Retrieved 2026-08-22
Wichita is a Connected-through Populism destination from the Lucas hub; the path hinge is Mary Elizabeth Lease as a People’s Party speaker by 1890. Link only Mary Elizabeth Leasehttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/mary-elizabeth-lease/12128Retrieved 2026-08-22