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MARY L. BOOTH

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
People
Location
May L. Booth Museum, East Main St., Yaphank, NY
Lat/Long
40.8367, -72.9157
Grant Recipient
Yaphank Historical Society
Historic Marker

MARY L. BOOTH

Inscription

MARY L. BOOTH
LIVED 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.