Austinburg in Ashtabula County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Betsey Mix Cowles

(1810-1876)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2018

1. Betsey Mix Cowles Marker

Inscription. Betsey Mix Cowles dedicated her life to fighting slavery and improving the status of women. Her desire for a formal education led her to Oberlin College, where she completed two years of study in 1840. An advocate of immediate abolition, Cowles lectured on the moral depravity of slavery, opened her home, at this site, to fugitive slaves. Opposed to expansion of slavery into the West, Cowles protested the Mexican War. Cowles served as president of Ohio's first women's rights convention (in Salem) in 1850, and the following year wrote a treatise on equal pay for working urban women. She served as the first dean of women at Grand River Institute, and later became one of the first women public school superintendents in Ohio.

Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The International Paper Company Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 41° 45.228′ N, 80° 51.283′ W. Marker is in Austinburg, Ohio, in Ashtabula County

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. Marker is on Center Road (Ohio Route 45) 0.1 miles north of Lampson Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austinburg OH 44010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Underground Railroad in Austinburg (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ashtabula County Courthouse (approx. 4½ miles away); Owen Brown, Son of John Brown (approx. 4½ miles away); Bicentennial of the United States of America (approx. 4½ miles away); Ashtabula County Korea War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Jefferson Village & Township World War II Honor Roll (approx. 4½ miles away); Ashtabula County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Harpersfield Covered Bridge (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Betsy M. Cowles. Ohio History Central (Submitted on August 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2018

2. Betsey Mix Cowles Marker

Betsey Mix Cowles image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel

3. Betsey Mix Cowles

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.