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125 Years

Jenny Holzer

 
 
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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2023
1. 125 Years Marker
Inscription.
A gift to the University of Pennsylvania from the alumnae in honor of the anniversary of 125 Years of Women at Penn

Celebrated
November 1 - 2, 2004

 
Erected by Jenny Holzer, sculptor; University of Pennsylvania, Judith Rodin, President.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWomen. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1879.
 
Location. 39° 57.179′ N, 75° 11.516′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is at the intersection of Woodland Walk and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north on Woodland Walk. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 9/11 Memorial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Law Department (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); ENIAC (about 600 feet away); Benjamin Franklin (about 600 feet away); The Palestra (about 700 feet away); 1749 (about 700 feet away); 1896 (about 700 feet away); Frederick C. Murphy Memorial (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
125 Years Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2023
2. 125 Years Marker
125 Years Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2023
3. 125 Years Marker
Executive Committee plaque image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2023
4. Executive Committee plaque
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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