LILLIAN DEVERE
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NYS Historic
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- 115 Church Street, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
- 40.817952, -73.110226
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Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association
LILLIAN DEVERE
Inscription
LILLIAN DEVERE1875-1955
FOUNDING MEMBER OF LAKE
RONKONKOMA EQUAL RIGHTS
SUFFRAGE CLUB 1912. MOBILIZED
LOCAL WOMEN TO OBTAIN THE VOTE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2017
Lillian DeVere (1875-1955) was strong proponent of woman suffrage movement. In 1912 she was a founding member of the Lake Ronkonkoma Equal Rights Suffrage Club, which mobilized local women to obtain the right to vote.
