California, Santa Cruz County, Soquel
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The first ballot by a woman in an American presidential election was cast on this site November 3, 1868
by
Charlotte (Charlie) Parkhurst who masqueraded as a man for much of her life. She was a stagecoach driver in the Mother Lode Country during the Gold Rush days and shot and killed at least on e bandit. In her later years she drove a stagecoach in this area.
She died in 1879. Not until then was she found to be a woman. She is buried in Watsonville.
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The first ballot by a woman in an American presidential election was cast on this site November 3, 1868by
Charlotte (Charlie) Parkhurst who masqueraded as a man for much of her life. She was a stagecoach driver in the Mother Lode Country during the Gold Rush days and shot and killed at least on e bandit. In her later years she drove a stagecoach in this area.
She died in 1879. Not until then was she found to be a woman. She is buried in Watsonville.
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.