Troy in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1920-1995

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, October 6, 2026

1. 1920-1995 Marker

Inscription. Russell Sage College
commemorates
75 years of
women's right to vote
and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's
speech at the dedication
of Gurley Hall,
Troy Female Seminary

Erected by Russell Sage College.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1892.

Location. 42° 43.695′ N, 73° 41.552′ W. Marker is in Troy, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on 2nd Street 0.1 miles west of Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 2nd Street, Troy NY 12180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

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 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:

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Emma Hart Willard (a few steps from this marker); Samuel Wilson — "Uncle Sam" (within shouting distance of this marker); Julia Howard Bush Memorial Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Ward World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rensselaer County Spanish-American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Sage Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Rensselaer County's First Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fredericka Voorhaar Slingerland Alumnae House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Regarding 1920-1995. Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s connection with the Troy Female Seminary long preceded her prominence in the women’s rights movement. She attended the school as a young woman and was a member of the class of 1832. Sixty years later, in June 1892, she returned to Troy for the dedication of the Gurley Memorial Building at the invitation of Mrs. Russell Sage. In the address she delivered there, Stanton reminisced about her student years and the education available to young women at the seminary.

1920-1995 Marker on Gurley Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, October 6, 2026

2. 1920-1995 Marker on Gurley Hall

By then she had spent decades advocating women’s civil and political rights and had become one of the country’s best-known leaders of the woman suffrage movement. The plaque installed by Russell Sage College in 1995 therefore commemorates both Stanton’s personal association with the school and the seventy-fifth anniversary of women gaining the constitutional right to vote in 1920.

Sources:

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815–1897. 1898. Stanton’s own account of returning to the Troy Female Seminary in June 1892 for the dedication of the Gurley Memorial Building; reproduces the address she delivered and recalls her experiences as a member of the class of 1832.
National Women’s Hall of Fame, “Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” Provides biographical context for Stanton’s education at the Troy Female Seminary and her later central role in the women’s rights and suffrage movements.
Reynolds, Cuyler, ed. Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, vol. III, 1911, “Gurley.” Describes the Gurley family’s support of the Troy Female Seminary and the dedication of Gurley Memorial Hall in June 1892.

Additional keywords. Suffrage

Gurley Hall, Russell Sage College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, October 6, 2026

3. Gurley Hall, Russell Sage College

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.