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NoMa/Sursum Corda in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2022
1. Votes for Women Marker
Inscription. Nannie Helen Burroughs advocated for equality and women's suffrage. Graduated with honors 1896 from the former M Street High School.
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 139.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil RightsEducationWomen. 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 1896.
 
Location. 38° 54.331′ N, 77° 0.795′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in NoMa/Sursum Corda. Marker is at the intersection of M Street Northwest and New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east on M Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 M St NW, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bishop Smallwood Edmond Williams, D.D. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); On the Path (approx. 0.2 miles away); History in a House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Chicken and the Egg (approx. 0.3 miles away); To Market, To Market (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prather's Alley: A Story of Continuity
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Aloysius Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2022
2. Votes for Women Marker
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 16, 2022
3. Votes for Women Marker
The marker is to the left of the Perry School entrance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on February 26, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

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