William Penn Annex West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Anna E. Dickinson

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, August 3, 2022

1. Anna E. Dickinson Marker

Inscription. Anna. E. Dickinson. 1842-1932. Nationally renowned orator, writer, and advocate for women's rights, abolition of slavery, and labor and prison reform, she was the first woman to address Congress, a speech attended by President Lincoln. A Philadelphia native, she stayed here 1873-1883.

Erected 2022 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 39° 57.258′ N, 75° 9.751′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex West. It is on Arch Street east of North Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1326 Arch St, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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: Water Gives Life (within shouting distance of this marker); The Masonic Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (about 300 feet away); Masonic Temple Philadelphia (about 300 feet away); The Bond (about 300 feet away); Girl Scout Cookies (about 400 feet away); Philadelphia (about 400 feet away); Mother Jones (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Additional keywords. Suffrage

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, August 3, 2022

2. Anna E. Dickinson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.