Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Edith M. Ainge

(1873-1948)

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2021

1. Edith M. Ainge Marker

Inscription. Suffrage leader Edith Ainge lived at this site in 1917 when she joined the National Woman's Party campaign for the 19th Amendment in Washington. She & others were jailed in peaceful demonstrations. After 1920, she held office in the NWP with Alice Paul.

Erected 2019 by Jamestown Historical Marker Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 42° 5.849′ N, 79° 14.426′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of Pine Street and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 East 4th Street, Jamestown NY 14701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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: Thurston Block (within shouting distance of this marker); The Underground Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); First Furniture Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Newspaper (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 410 North Main Street (about 300 feet away); Keyes' Carpenter Shop (about 400 feet away); 15 East Fifth Street (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named "Keyes' Carpenter Shop" (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2021

2. Edith M. Ainge Marker

View is southward.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2021

3. Edith M. Ainge Marker

View is westward.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.