Central Harlem in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pauli Murray

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 19, 2025

1. Pauli Murray Marker

Inscription.
225 W. 110th St
Her legal strategies helped dismantle segregation and advance women's rights. She was also a poet and priest.

Erected by While We Are Still Here.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the While We Are Still Here series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1985.

Location. 40° 48.008′ N, 73° 57.397′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Central Harlem. It is on W 110th Street east of Central Park West, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 W 110th Street, New York NY 10026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frederick Douglass (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Houdini (about 800 feet away); Lafayette-Washington (approx. ¼ mile away); West Side Movers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Morningside Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seligman Fountain (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harlem Landmark Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Martin Luther King Jr. Playground (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Blockhouse No. 1 (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

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

Also see . . .
1. Pauli Murray (Wikipedia). Excerpts:

Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights activist, advocate, legal scholar and theorist, author and – later in life – an Episcopal priest. Murray's work influenced the civil rights movement and expanded legal protection
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 19, 2025

2. Pauli Murray Marker - wide view
for gender equality.

As a lawyer, Murray argued for civil rights and women's rights. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Chief Counsel Thurgood Marshall called Murray's 1950 book States' Laws on Race and Color, the "bible" of the civil rights movement. Murray was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to serve on the 1961–1963 Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. In 1966, she was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women. Ruth Bader Ginsburg named Murray as a coauthor of the ACLU brief in the landmark 1971 Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, in recognition of her pioneering work on gender discrimination. This case articulated the "failure of the courts to recognize sex discrimination for what it is and its common features with other types of arbitrary discrimination." Murray held faculty or administrative positions at the Ghana School of Law, Benedict College, and Brandeis University.

(Submitted on July 20, 2025.)

2. Pauli Murray (National Women’s History Museum). Overview:

Pauli Murray was breaking barriers from a young age. Held back by what Murray dubbed “Jane Crow,”
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s/he was a staunch advocate for the rights of women and people of color and fought tirelessly for civil rights. As a poet, writer, activist, organizer, legal theorist, and priest, Murray was directly involved in, and helped articulate, the intellectual foundations of two of the most important social justice movements of the twentieth century.

(Submitted on July 20, 2025.)

3. Dr. Pauli Murray honored for national civil rights work on U.S. quarter (Youtube, 3:16). ABC11: “A Civil rights icon with roots in Durham now has her face on the new U.S. quarter coin. The Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray was a pioneering legal mind, and trailblazer for Black women and the LGBT community. For years, they've been working to preserve her childhood home and share her story.” (Submitted on July 20, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.