Warren in Trumbull County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Phebe Temperance Sutliff

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

1. Phebe Temperance Sutliff Marker

Inscription. Born in Warren in 1859, Phebe T. Sutliff received a Bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 1880 and a Master of Arts from Cornell University in 1890. Miss Sutliff taught at Hiram College in Ohio and Rockford College in Illinois and served as President of Rockford College from 1896 until 1901. Returning to Warren, she turned her attention to civic matters. During World War I, she started an evening school of citizenship classes for foreign immigrants. In 1924, she was the first woman to run for Congress in her district. Elected as the first woman president of the Board of Trustees of the Warren Public Library in 1938, Phebe Sutliff served in this capacity until her death in 1955. Miss Sutliff was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1990. Her legacy to the community was the establishment and endowment of the Sutliff Museum.

Erected 2007 by Warren Library Association, Inc. and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 22-78.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection

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series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 41° 14.426′ N, 80° 49.341′ W. Marker is in Warren, Ohio, in Trumbull County. It can be reached from the intersection of Monroe Street Northwest and Washington Street NW. Located in the parking lot behind the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 444 Mahoning Avenue, Warren OH 44483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve

and in the Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Stark Edwards House (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Taylor Upton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harriet Taylor Upton House (about 300 feet away); Perkins House

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

2. Phebe Temperance Sutliff Marker

(about 400 feet away); Trumbull Red Cross Chapter House / Pioneer Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Kinsman House (about 800 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Leicester King / The Underground Railroad on the Warren-Ashtabula Turnpike (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warren.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Welcome To Millionaires Row (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 12, 2025

3. Phebe Temperance Sutliff Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 14, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.