West Mount Airy in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sadie T.M. Alexander

(1898-1989)

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 24, 2015

1. Sadie T.M. Alexander Marker

Inscription. The first Black woman to be admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, she lived here in her later years. Active in the Urban League, she was appointed, 1946, to the President's Committee on Civil Rights

Erected 1992 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 40° 2.66′ N, 75° 11.777′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in West Mount Airy. It is on Westview Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Westview Street, Philadelphia PA 19119, 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: C. Delores Tucker (approx. ¼ mile away); Connie Mack (approx. half a mile away); Upsala (approx. 0.7 miles away); The American Side of the Street (approx. ¾ mile away); The Delaware Regiment (approx. ¾ mile away); Violet Oakley (approx. ¾ mile away); Battle of Germantown (approx. ¾ mile away); Church of the Brethren (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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Photographed by Don Morfe, March 24, 2015

2. Sadie T.M. Alexander Residence

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.