Downtown West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dr. Ruth M. Harris

Born 1898

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Dr. Ruth M. Harris Marker

Inscription. Dr. Ruth Miriam Harris was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her education in the Cincinnati Public Schools. After receiving her M.A. and PhD at Columbia University in New York, she became a classroom teacher and eventually an administrator at Stowe Teachers College. In 1935 she became the first black female president of Stowe Teachers College.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 38° 38.194′ N, 90° 12.423′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. It is on Doctor Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D) west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1934 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Louis MO 63106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Russ Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Reuben C. and Katherine J. Anderson (here, next to this marker); Virgil Akins (here, next to this marker); Montford Point Marines of St. Louis (here, next to this marker); Representative Wyvetter Younge (here, next

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to this marker); Wiley Price, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Osborne Earl Smith (here, next to this marker); Dr. Lincoln I. Diuguid (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 53 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.