City

Wichita

Sedgwick County

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

  1. 1850 Lease was born September 11, 1850, and died October 29, 1933. Sourced
  2. 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

Lease People’s Party speaker by 1890

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

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 Lease of Wichita was a leading People's Party speaker by 1890. Sourced

Lease taught at Osage Mission before later Populist campaigning from Wichita. Link only

By 1890 Mary Elizabeth Lease of Wichita was a leading People's Party speaker across Kansas. Link only

Mary Elizabeth Lease was a Populist orator associated with Wichita. Sourced

Lease was born September 11, 1850, and died October 29, 1933. Sourced

Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the largest city in Kansas. Sourced

The Keeper of the Plains sculpture stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita. Sourced

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