Abraham Lincoln

Historical marker location:

50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa

( Memorial is at the intersection of Iowa Street and West 13th Street, on the right when traveling north on Iowa Street.)

Marker installed: 1927

Dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic. and the Women Who Served.

Iowa was one of the first states to grant women the right to vote. In 1869, the Iowa state legislature passed a law allowing women to vote in school board elections. This was more than 50 years before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote nationwide.