Jane Grey Swisshelm
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Gosffo
N 40° 25.716 W 079° 53.493
17T E 594023 N 4475919
She had a mind and wasn't afraid to use it!
Waymark Code: WM8KZE
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
Views: 5

Marker Text: Renowned editor, abolitionist, Civil War nurse, advocate of women's rights and temperance. Also author of "Half a Century, 1815-1865." Born Jane Grey Cannon at Pittsburgh December 6, 1815; died in old homestead on this site on July 22, 1884.
Marker Name: Jane Grey Swisshelm

County: Allegheny

Date Dedicated: 09/14/1959

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: Braddock & Greendale Aves., Edgewood, just N of I-376 exit 9

Category: Civil Rights, Civil War, Medicine & Science, Women, Writers

Website: [Web Link]

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