Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Josephine Henry

1843 - 1928

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Josephine Henry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021

1. Josephine Henry Marker

Inscription.
Home of suffragist, author, orator and teacher who lobbied for equal rights for all women.

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 38° 2.885′ N, 84° 43.575′ W. Marker is in Versailles, Kentucky, in Woodford County. It is on Montgomery Avenue east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Montgomery Avenue, Versailles KY 40383, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Josephine K. Henry - Fighter for Women's Rights (approx. ¼ mile away); Randall Lee Gibson / Jerome Bonaparte Robertson (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodford County's Civil War Generals (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodford County, 1789 / County Named (approx. ¼ mile away); Watkins Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Big Spring Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woodford County Courthouses

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Sen. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Josephine Henry. Biographical sketch from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Additional keywords. Universal suffrage

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021

2. Josephine Henry Marker

Josephine Henry image. Click for full size.

Laura Clay Papers, University of Kentucky / Public domain, circa 1898

3. Josephine Henry

This autographed image of Josephine K. Henry is inscribed, "Yours for Liberty & Justice."

Graves of Capt. Wm. Henry, Josephine K. Henry, and Fred W. Henry image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 8, 2024

4. Graves of Capt. Wm. Henry, Josephine K. Henry, and Fred W. Henry

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.