Sarah Chandler Coates

Sarah Chandler Coates (1829–1897) was an abolitionist and suffragette. She was known as the "Queen of Quality Hill,"[1] where she was a social leader.[2]

Sarah Chandler Coates was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She moved to Kansas City when she married Kersey Coates, a fellow Quaker with anti-slavery beliefs. Coates was friends with Susan B. Anthony.[2][1] She led women's groups and a suffrage club in Kansas City.[2] Coates died in 1897.

References

  1. ^ a b Magerl, Barbara (1999). "Biography of Sarah Chandler Coates (1823-1897), Community Leader". Kansas City Public Library Digital History. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Sarah Coates". Elmwood Cemetery. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
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