Downtown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Alice Virginia Coffin (1848-88)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

1. Alice Virginia Coffin (1848-88) Marker

Inscription. Born on this street, Alice Virginia was one of seven founders of P.E.O., an international philanthropic and educational organization for women. It began as a sorority at the Iowa Wesleyan College, 1869; owns Cottey College in Missouri, and provides monetary assistance for education of women. Miss Coffin designed P.E.O. seal.
Presented by Ky. P.E.O. Chapters.

Erected 1982 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1715.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 38° 15.163′ N, 85° 44.924′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of East Jefferson Street and South Floyd Street, on the left when traveling west on East Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 E Jefferson St, Louisville KY 40202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself 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: Slavery Laws In Old Kentucky / Site of Arterburn Brothers Slave Pens (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second African Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First Louisville Slugger Bat (approx. ¼ mile away); "Neighborhood House" / Settlement Houses (approx. ¼ mile away); Birth of Truth In Advertising (approx. 0.3 miles away); Christ Church Cathedral (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Boniface Parish (approx. 0.3 miles away); Billy Goat Strut (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . P.E.O. Sisterhood. Wikipedia entry on the organization, whose initials stand for Philanthropic Educational Organization. (Submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. Alice Virginia Coffin (1848-88) Marker

Alice Virginia Coffin (1848-1888) image. Click for full size.

Marion Dunlap Harper via P.E.O. Sisterhood (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1929

3. Alice Virginia Coffin (1848-1888)

The P.E.O. Sisterhood commissioned oil portraits of its seven founders in 1929. This portrait of Coffin is based on an earlier photograph of her.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.