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Bella Vista in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Frances E.W. Harper

(1825-1911)

 
 
Frances E.W. Harper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015
1. Frances E.W. Harper Marker
Inscription. An author, lecturer, and social activist. Harper lived here and devoted her life to championing the rights of slaves and free Blacks. She advocated education as a way of advancement for Black Americans.
 
Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, MusicEducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
 
Location. 39° 56.52′ N, 75° 9.558′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Bella Vista. It is on Bainbridge Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1006 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Engine Company No. 11 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Institute For Colored Youth (about 400 feet away); Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (about 500 feet away); Standard Theatre (about 600 feet away); Supporting Popcorn for the People (about 600 feet away); Charles T. Mitchell, Jr. Park
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(about 600 feet away); Jacob C. White Jr. (about 700 feet away); William Whipper (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
Frances E.W. Harper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015
2. Frances E.W. Harper Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 22, 2026