Washington Square West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sarah Josepha Hale

(1788-1879)

Photographed by Robyn Young, November 2015

1. Sarah Josepha Hale Marker

Inscription. One of America's first woman editors. Hale greatly increased subscriptions to Godey's Lady's Book in her four decades as editor. She successfully promoted a national Thanksgiving Day to President Lincoln. The author and women's rights advocate lived here.

Erected 2015 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists.

Location. 39° 56.76′ N, 75° 9.45′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. It is on Spruce Street east of South 10th Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 922 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Bonaparte (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Haym Salomon (about 500 feet away); Cemetery of the Congregation Mikve Israel (about 500 feet away); Mikveh Israel Cemetery (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Mikveh Israel Cemetery (about 500 feet away); On This Site (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named On This Site (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named On This Site (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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Image courtesy of the New York Public Library

2. Sarah J. Hale

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2018, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,066 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2018, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 23, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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