7/28/1855 — #herstory #fem2 Louisine Waldron Elder Havemeyer, - TopicsExpress



          

7/28/1855 — #herstory #fem2 Louisine Waldron Elder Havemeyer, art collector, philanthropist, suffrage leader, speaker, feminist, b. NYC. One of the most prominent contributors to the US suffrage movement. Patron of impressionist art, donated many works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cofounder National Women’s Party (1916); arrested and jailed for 5 days for leading protesters in the burning effigy of President Wilson at White House (1919).
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:52:09 +0000

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