A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Annie Wittenmter

General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army said of Wittenmyer, “No soldier on the firing line gave more heroic service than she did.”Sarah Ann Turner (Annie) was born in Sandy Springs,...

General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army said of Wittenmyer, “No soldier on the firing line gave more heroic service than she did.”Sarah Ann Turner (Annie) was born in Sandy Springs,...

  • iowa
  • keokuk
  • civil war
  • women

Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents

  Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth national presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1925-1927 and 1933-1936,...

  Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth national presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1925-1927 and...

  • mississippi
  • vicksburg
  • sororities
  • women

Curtis Memorial Garden in Boulder

BLY EWALT CURTIS MEMORIAL GARDEN"Captain Bly"1898 - 1989Director of Residence Halls1934 - 1964Remembered for her love of gardensand her pride in jobs well done at theResidence Halls, the...

BLY EWALT CURTIS MEMORIAL GARDEN"Captain Bly"1898 - 1989Director of Residence Halls1934 - 1964Remembered for her love of gardensand her pride in jobs well done at theResidence Halls,...

  • boulder
  • cu
  • women
  • campus
  • colorado

Please sit here and knit

In memory of Seyna GreenA strong and kind womanPlease sit here and knit

In memory of Seyna GreenA strong and kind womanPlease sit here and knit

  • knitting
  • senya green
  • central park
  • women

Dr. Julia Brogdon Purnell

Educator - Humanitarian - Leader  (1916-2013)     Born the eldest of three daughters to Rev. and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon, Dr. Julia Brogdon Purnell received a B.A. from Allen University and an...

Educator - Humanitarian - Leader  (1916-2013)     Born the eldest of three daughters to Rev. and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon, Dr. Julia Brogdon Purnell received a B.A. from Allen University and an...

  • louisiana
  • sorority.
  • women
  • african american
  • southern university

Amelia Earhart Home

Amelia Earhart, the famed flier, lived here from 1925 until she left to make the first transatlantic flight by a woman on July 17, 1928. Here she wrote the poem "Courage."

Amelia Earhart, the famed flier, lived here from 1925 until she left to make the first transatlantic flight by a woman on July 17, 1928. Here she wrote the poem "Courage."

  • aviators
  • women

Lucie E. Campbell

Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College, she...

Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College,...

  • mississippi
  • gospel music
  • women

Votes For Women

Road to the 19th AmendmentLegislators debated passing Federal and State Suffrage Amendments here in 1920. Suffragists held a public rally in support of the 19th Amendment.

Road to the 19th AmendmentLegislators debated passing Federal and State Suffrage Amendments here in 1920. Suffragists held a public rally in support of the 19th Amendment.

  • louisiana
  • women
  • voting rights

Huie Dellmon House

The Myrtle Groves Huie Dellmon House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Park Service in recognition of Mrs. Dellmon's significant contributions to her community in...

The Myrtle Groves Huie Dellmon House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Park Service in recognition of Mrs. Dellmon's significant contributions to her community in...

  • louisiana
  • alexandria
  • rapides parish
  • women
  • commerce
  • newspaper

The Woman's Club of Beaumont

On January 18, 1895, Mrs. Hal W. Greer hosted a meeting at her home which resulted in the formation of this club. Present were Mrs. Greer's friends Mrs. E. C. Weiss, Mrs. T. A. Lamb, Miss Mary...

On January 18, 1895, Mrs. Hal W. Greer hosted a meeting at her home which resulted in the formation of this club. Present were Mrs. Greer's friends Mrs. E. C. Weiss, Mrs. T. A. Lamb, Miss Mary...

  • texas
  • fraternal or...
  • women