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

Virginia Minor

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Virginia Minor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 14, 2022

1. Virginia Minor Marker

Inscription. Pres., MO Woman Suffrage Assn. In 1875, Supreme Court ruled against her attempt to vote under 14th Amendment. Site of former home.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 152.)

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 1875.

Location. 38° 38.008′ N, 90° 12.986′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of Olive Street and North Beaumont Street, on the right when traveling east on Olive Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2650 Olive St, Saint Louis MO 63103, 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: 2635 Locust Street (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mendenhall Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Willys Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Peerless Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Scott Joplin Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); Cadillac Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Cole-Standard Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Packard Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

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Also see . . .
1. Virginia Minor on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 14, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. National Collaborative for Women's History Sites. Weblink is on the bottom of the marker, but the address changes to ncwhs.org. (Submitted on November 14, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 14, 2022

2. Virginia Minor Marker

Marker is in front of Provident building.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 14, 2022

3. Virginia Minor Marker

Marker as seen on Olive Boulevard, looking east

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.