Islip in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Lady with the Torch"
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 1, 2018
1. "Lady with the Torch" Marker
Louisine W. Havemeyer 1855-1929
Suffragist, feminist, philanthropist wife of
Bayberry Point developer, H.O. Havemeyer
Financed and actively campaigned for
woman's right to vote in New York
Erected 2017 by Historical Society of Islip Hamlet.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women.
Location. 40° 42.817′ N, 73° 13.274′ W. Marker is in Islip, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Bayberry Road and Ocean Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Bayberry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Islip NY 11751, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Doxsee Clams (approx. 0.6 miles away); Doxsee Clam Factory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Islip Beach (approx. 0.6 miles away); Capt. Hank Haff (approx. 0.8 miles away); Islip Crowd (approx. one mile away); Historic Union Avenue (approx. one mile away); Early Schools: Monell (approx. one mile away); Whale Shark (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Islip.
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1. Louisine Waldron Havemeyer. website entry:
"...It was to be the last demonstration before the Republican Congress passed the 19th amendment. It was the only demonstration in which Louisine would participate. In probably one of the most notable public acts of protest, the National Womens Party descended on Washington, marched onto Pennsylvania Avenue, and burned the effigy of Woodrow Wilson, who at the time of the protest would not support suffrage....Louisines participation in this act of protest resulted in her imprisonment...." (Submitted on March 8, 2018.)
2. Famed Suffragette Louisine Havemeyer Honored with Marker in Islip.
via Historical Society of Islip Hamlet, unknown
2. "Lady with the Torch"
Louisine Havemeyer, holding the Suffragist Torch of Liberty
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 1, 2018
3. "Lady with the Torch" Marker - Wide View
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
