Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Susan Blow

Born June 7, 1843

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Susan Blow Marker

Inscription. The average poor child in 1860s St. Louis completed three years of school before being forced to work at age 10. Susan Elizabeth Blow addressed that problem by offering education to children earlier. Applying Friedrich Froebel's theories, she opened the United States' first successful public kindergarten at St. Louis' Des Peres School in 1873. Blow taught children in the morning and teachers in the afternoon. By 1883 every St. Louis Public School had a kindergarten making the city a model for the nation. Devoting her life to early education, Susan Blow was instrumental in establishing Kindergartens throughout America.

Erected 1991 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 38° 39.346′ N, 90° 18.238′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 6374 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Albert King (here, next to this marker); Tina Turner (a few steps from this marker); Phyllis Diller (a few steps from this marker); Masters & Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Arthur Holly Compton (a few steps from this marker); Redd Foxx (a few steps from this marker); William Burroughs (within shouting distance of this marker); Gyo Obata (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.

Emil Boehl (photo) after C.F. Maury (pastel) (image courtesy of the Missouri Historical Soc.), circa 1870

2. Susan Blow

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 14, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.