Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Jane Greenebaum Eskind

1933 - 2016

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022

1. Jane Greenebaum Eskind Marker

Inscription. In 1980, sixty years after women became eligible to vote, Jane G. Eskind was the first woman to win state wide election when she was elected to the Tennessee Public Service Commission. She later chaired the commission and was the first woman to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party. She was President if the Tennessee Democratic Women’s Club, and chaired the Tennessee Commission on the Status of Women.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women.

Location. 36° 8.963′ N, 86° 48.75′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It can be reached from West End Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500 West End Ave, Nashville TN 37232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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 in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument (here, next to this marker); Beth Halteman Harwell (here, next to this marker); Lois Marie DeBerry (here, next to this marker); The Nashville Parthenon (within shouting distance of this marker); United Nations Visit To Nashville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nineteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution (about 300 feet away); James Robertson (about 400 feet away); John W. Thomas (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 9, 2022

2. Jane Greenebaum Eskind Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.