Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Helen Hooven Santmyer

Photographed By Grant & Mary Ann Fish, October 8, 2022

1. Helen Hooven Santmyer Marker

Inscription. Helen Hooven Santmyer moved to Xenia at the age of five and graduated from Wellesley College in 1918. She attended Oxford University in England as one of the earliest female Rhodes Scholars. Returning to America with her first book published and a graduate degree in literature, she felt confident that she would gain literary fame. In 1935, Santmyer returned to Xenia, where she became Dean of Women and the head of the English Department at Cedarville College. Finally reaching ultimate success, her novel, And Ladies of the Club with its 1,344 pages became the best selling novel of 1984 and earned her critical acclaim and national recognition at the age of eighty-eight. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Cincinnati Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 19-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 39° 40.946′ N, 83° 55.887′ W. Marker is in Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. Marker is on West 3rd Street just

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east of South Galloway Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 139 W 3rd St, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Xenia Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Greene County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); War Savings Stamps (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph P. Foody (approx. ¼ mile away); 74th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); Northwest Ordinance and U.S. Constitution Bicentennials Trees (approx. ¼ mile away); Desert Shield - Desert Storm - Persian Gulf Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Greene County Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Xenia.

Also see . . .
1. Helen Hooven Santmyer. Ohio Reading Road Trip website entry (Submitted on February 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Helen Hooven Santmyer. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017

2. Helen Hooven Santmyer Marker

marker has been repaired and returned to its original location at 113 W 3rd in Xenia

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017

3. Helen Hooven Santmyer Marker

marker and house, at 113 w. 3rd Street

Helen Hooven Santmyer image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1984

4. Helen Hooven Santmyer

1984 publicity photograph, Santmyer autographing a copy of "Ladies"

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 878 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on October 12, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.