GREENLEAF HOME
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NYS Historic
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People
- 1165 Greenleaf Road, Greece, NY
- 43.26509, -77.62595
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Greece Historical Society
GREENLEAF HOME
Inscription
GREENLEAF HOMESITE OF SUMMER RESIDENCE OF
JEAN BROOKS GREENLEAF.
PRESIDENT OF NY STATE WOMAN
SUFFRAGE ASSOC. 1890-1896.
CAMPAIGNED FOR RIGHT TO VOTE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018
This is the site of the summer home of Jean Brooks Greenleaf, who was the president of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association from 1890-1896. Greenleaf was a prominent suffragist, and she was influential in advocating for women to gain the right to vote in 1917.
