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

Margaret Bush Wilson

Born January 10, 1919

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Margaret Bush Wilson Marker

Inscription. Attorney Margaret Bush Wilson graduated from Sumner High and Lincoln University School of Law and held the position of Assistant Attorney General of Missouri. She was elected the 1st female Chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors from 1974 to 1985 and was the 1st black to sit on the Board of Monsanto Co.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.

Location. 38° 38.201′ N, 90° 12.458′ 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: 2012 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: Nathan B. Young (here, next to this marker); Homer G. Phillips (here, next to this marker); Jodie Bailey (here, next to this marker); Nanny Turner Mitchell (here, next to this marker); John Bass (here, next to this marker); Percy Green (here, next to this marker);

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Jordan Chambers (here, next to this marker); Dr. Julia Davis (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

2. Margaret Bush Wilson Marker

Marker is a sidewalk plaque with several others (outside Hopewell Center)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Margaret Bush Wilson Marker

Sidewalk plaques are outside the Hopewell Center, formerly the Gateway Community Foundation building

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.