Address: 950 Amherst Ave, Claremont, CA 91711 – (MAP)
Phone Number: (909) 621-8000
Website: https://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/timeline/1994
Phone Number: (909) 621-8000
Website: https://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/timeline/1994
ABOUT THE ATTRACTION
In 1994, a very special and significant pathway connects the W.M. Keck Science Center to the east side of the Scripps campus, near the President’s House, known as Revelle House. If you find this lovely walk when you explore Scripps College, you’ll be able to stroll and read quotes from famous and admired women in the Arts, Letters and Sciences. This venerated collection of beloved quotes was chosen by a committee of students, faculty and alumnae and include quotes from esteemed women in history such as:
- American molecular biologist Maxine Singer
- American marine biologist Rachel Carson
- American Astronomer Maria Mitchell
- American Author Zora Neale Hurston
- English Writer Virginia Woolf
- American Operatic Soprano Beverly Sills
- American Poet Adrienne Rich
- Canadian Artist Emily Carr
- American Painter Helen Frankenthaler
This treasured pathway is affectionately known as “Inscription Walk”.
Located directly south of the Presidents house (Revelle House) at Amherst Ave. and 9th Street:
Latitude and Longitude (34.104880, -117.710470)
GPS Coordinates 34° 6′ 17.568” N 117° 42′ 37.692” W
Scripps College is a private liberal arts women’s college in Claremont, California. Founded as a member of the Claremont Colleges in 1926. Journalist and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps provided its initial endowment.
