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

Edna Gellhorn

Born December 18, 1878

Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 28, 2024

1. Edna Gellhorn Marker

Inscription. Women’s suffrage movement leader Edna Gellhorn was born in St. Louis and raised to value public service. She fought in reform movements to end child labor, realize racial equality, improve milk safety standards, and win women the equal right to vote. An officer in the Missouri and St. Louis Leagues of Women Voters, she helped stage the 1916 “Golden Lane” women’s voting rights demonstration outside the Democratic National Convention. Over 7000 women wearing suffrage yellow sashes silently held golden yellow parasols. In 1920 the ratified 19th Amendment granted women the vote, and Edna Gellhorn helped found the National League of Women Voters.

Erected 2021 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 38° 39.337′ N, 90° 18.027′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6221 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, 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: Michael & Leon Spinks (a few steps from this marker); Walker Hancock (a few steps from this marker);

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Roscoe Robinson Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Jonathan Franzen (a few steps from this marker); Carl Wimar (within shouting distance of this marker); "Butch" O'Hare (within shouting distance of this marker); Brett Hull (within shouting distance of this marker); Whitey Herzog (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . Edna Gellhorn on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 28, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 28, 2024

2. Edna Gellhorn Marker

Edna Gellhorn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown

3. Edna Gellhorn

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Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.