Penn Quarter in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Alice Paul
1885 - 1977
Suffragist Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) advocated a more militant strategy for the woman suffrage movement, which was decades old when she came along, and short on victories. With others she founded the National Woman's Party.
She and her colleagues soon organized a huge demonstration for March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson's first presidential inauguration. Thousands of women came to Washington to march along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House, and the demonstrations continued until they'd converted Wilson to their cause. The 19th Amendment, granting women the vote, was ratified in 1920.
Erected 2019 by Charles Bergen Studios, funded by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public Art Building Communities Grant and the Downtown Business Improvement District. (Marker Number 5850-2019.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Notable Events • Women. In addition, it
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Location. 38° 53.775′ N, 77° 1.912′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. It is at the intersection of 14th Street Northwest and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Willard InterContinental Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Julia Ward Howe (within shouting distance of this marker); The New Willard (within shouting distance of this marker); The Peace Convention
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Willard Inter-Continental Hotel (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
