Upper Providence Township near Media in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Anna Howard Shaw

(1847-1919)

Photographed by Robyn Young, May 17, 2014

1. Anna Howard Shaw Marker

Inscription. A doctor and theologian, Shaw was national lecturer for the National American Women’s Suffrage Association and a colleague of Susan B. Anthony. As head of the Women’s Committee of the US Council of National Defense she coordinated all women’s defense activities during WWI and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for her efforts. She lived near here from 1908 until her death, just before ratification of the Women’s Suffrage Amendment.

Erected 2014 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Science & Medicine • War, World I • Women. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 39° 54.358′ N, 75° 23.794′ W. Marker is near Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Upper Providence Township. It is at the intersection of South Orange Street and S Ridley Creek Rd on South Orange Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 S Ridley Creek Rd, Media PA 19063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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: Mildred Scott Olmsted (approx. 0.7 miles away); Minquas' Path

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Fussell House (approx. ¾ mile away); Rose Valley Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Media Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Borough of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hawley House (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Seyfert House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Media.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Great Trail (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Anna Howard Shaw - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 18, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

2. Anna Howard Shaw Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

3. Anna Howard Shaw Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1. submitted on August 31, 2024, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.