Harleston Village in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pollitzer House

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 2011

1. Pollitzer House Marker

Inscription. This was the home of sisters Carrie (1881-1974), Mabel (1885-1979), and Anita Pollitzer (1894-1975), longtime activists for women’s rights. Anita, an artist and wife of press agent Elie C. Edson, played a pivotal role in the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, which allowed women to vote. She was national secretary, then chair of the National Woman’s Party (the forerunner of the National Organization for Women) from 1921 to 1949.

In 1918 Carrie Pollitzer, co-founder and assistant principal of the S.C. Kindergarten Training School, led a successful effort to enroll women in the College of Charleston. Mabel, a science teacher at Memminger High School, organized an early school lunch program there. She also served as chair and publicity director of the state National Woman’s Party and helped found the first free public library in Charleston County, which opened in 1931.

Erected 2006 by The Center For Women. (Marker Number 10-49.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 32° 46.795′ N, 79° 56.312′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina

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, in Charleston County. It is in Harleston Village. Marker is on Pitt Street, on the right when traveling south. Located between Wentworth and Baufain Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Pitt Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charleston Work House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Marine Hospital (about 800 feet away); Jenkins Orphanage (about 800 feet away); Fielding Home for Funerals (about 800 feet away); United States Marine Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Septima Clark Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Affra Harleston Coming (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Medical College of South Carolina Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Pollitzer House Marker, reverse side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 2011

2. Pollitzer House Marker, reverse side

Pollitzer House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 2011

3. Pollitzer House and Marker

Pollitzer House south side porches image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 2011

4. Pollitzer House south side porches

Pollitzer House at 5 Pitt Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 2011

5. Pollitzer House at 5 Pitt Street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,055 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 4, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.