Louisine Havemeyer

Overview

Louisine Havemeyer born New York, NY July 28, 1855 (d. 1929). Socially prominent art collector; suffragist leader, speaker and financier arrested jailed 5 days for leading protesters burning effigy of Pres. Wilson at White House 1919; co-founder National Women's Party 1916.

Quotations

"We women of America are here to-day to voice our deep indignation that. . . American women are still deprived of voice in their government at home." (Feb. 9, 1919 speech that led to arrest, in Doris Stevens, Jailed for Freedom, p. 316, 1919; 1896 pastel by Cassat)