Downtown in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gertrude Weil

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Gertrude Weil Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

1. Gertrude Weil Marker

Inscription. 1879-1971. Suffrage leader & president, Equal Suffrage Assn. of NC, 1919-1920. Led final meeting here 1920 to found NC League of Women Voters.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 53.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 36° 4.346′ N, 79° 47.533′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Market Street 0.1 miles east of South Eugene Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 W Market St, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of M/Sgt. Edwin V. Bain (within shouting distance of this marker); West Market Street United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford County Vietnam Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pfc. Phill G. McDonald (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Gertrude Weil (about 300

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feet away); The Trial Of Benjamin Benson (about 400 feet away); Mount Hecla Mill (about 500 feet away); Greensboro Law School (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Weil, Gertrude. Inculcated with the ideals of public service by her mother, Gertrude Weil was a founder and president of the North Carolina Suffrage League in 1920, founder and officer of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, pioneer president of the North Carolina League of Women Voters, and founder and officer of the Legislative Council of North Carolina Women. (Ellen-Fairbanks Diggs Bodman, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography via NCPedia, 1996) (Submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

2. Gertrude Weil Marker

North Carolina Suffragists image. Click for full size.

General Negative Collection, North Carolina State Archives (Public Domain), circa 1920

3. North Carolina Suffragists

Among those pictured are Gertrude Weil (far left); Mary Borden Graham (fourth from left); and Rowena Borden (far right)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.