MARY L. BOOTH
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- May L. Booth Museum, East Main St., Yaphank, NY
- 40.8367, -72.9157
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Yaphank Historical Society
MARY L. BOOTH
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MARY L. BOOTHLIVED IN THIS HOUSE
FROM 1831-1845.
AUTHOR, EDITOR, SUFFRAGIST,
WOMAN’S RIGHTS CONVENTION
SECRETARY 1855 AND 1860.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2017
Author, editor, suffragist, Mary L. Booth lived in this house from 1831 to 1845. As early as 1867 she was an editor and writer for Harper’s Bazaar magazine. She was also heavily involved with the Women’s Rights Movement in New York. She served as Women’s Rights Convention Secretary in 1855 and 1860.