East Falls in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 29, 2015

1. Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Marker

Inscription. First degree-granting women's medical school in nation, founded 1850. Renamed (1867) Woman's Medical College of Pa. by Ann Preston, Dean. Coeducational, 1969. Became Medical College of Pa., 1970; Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, 1996

Erected 1996 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 40° 1.183′ N, 75° 10.862′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in East Falls. It is on West Queen Lane. The marker is located at the entrance to Drexel College of Medicine. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2900 W Queen Ln, Philadelphia PA 19129, 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

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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: The Main Continental Army (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Penn Charter School (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Kelly Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wissahickon Boys Club (approx. half a mile away); Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (approx. 0.6 miles away); Joseph Huston (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sailor Grove Stormwater Wetland (approx. ¾ mile away); Colonial Herb Garden (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.