Danville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Mary E. Britton

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Dr. Mary E. Britton Marker image. Click for full size.

1. Dr. Mary E. Britton Marker

Inscription. Physician & teacher spoke here at 1887 State Assoc. of Colored Teachers Meeting advocating women's suffrage. Speech in national newspaper.

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 37° 38.655′ N, 84° 46.133′ W. Marker is in Danville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is on East Walnut Street. Located in front of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 E Walnut Street, Danville KY 40422, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Willis Russell House / Craddock and Tardiveau (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson's Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Grayson’s Tavern (about 300 feet away); Brick Schoolhouse (about 400 feet away); Watts-Bell House (about 500 feet away); Site of Log Courthouse (about 500 feet away); Courthouse (about 500 feet away); In Honor of the Pioneer Founders of Kentucky (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

<i>Mary Ellen Britton</i> image. Click for full size.

Gibson Art Galleries, Chicago (photo courtesy of Memphis Public Library), April 29, 2019

2. Mary Ellen Britton

"Mary Ellen Britton, younger sister of Julia Britton Hooks. Mary Ellen was the first African American female physician in Lexington, Kentucky."

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. 2. submitted on April 29, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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