Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Amelia Bloomer
Photographed By Yugoboy, February 21, 2013
1. Amelia Bloomer Marker
1818-1894 Wearing her namesake Bloomers, this teacher and feminist edited as well as published the first U.S. women's newspaper, The LilyErected 1984 by George E. Pataki, Governor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Communications • Education • Women.
Location. 42° 54.667′ N, 76° 47.751′ W. Marker is in Seneca Falls, New York, in Seneca County. Marker is at the intersection of Cayuga Street (U.S. 20) and Trinity Lane, on the right when traveling north on Cayuga Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Seneca Falls NY 13148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Presbyterian Church of Seneca Falls (within shouting distance of this marker); Suffrage Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Cleef Lake (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Albert Cook Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Flats
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Regarding Amelia Bloomer. The Offices of "The Lily" still stand on Fall Street, but there is no marker (as yet) to draw attention. You may notice it if you walk up Fall Street towards the National Park building. It's on the south side of the street, and at least one piece of extant printing machinery is placed in the window.
Also see . . .
1. Amelia Bloomer - National Parks Service. (Submitted on May 15, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Amelia Bloomer - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 15, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
3. Bloomer, Amelia, House - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation. House is at 53 E. Baynard St. in Seneca Falls. (Submitted on November 1, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed By Yugoboy, February 21, 2013
2. Amelia Bloomer Marker as seen facing north
First Presbyterian Church is visible in the background. It was here that Alice Paul introduced the very first Equal Rights Amendment.
Photographed By Yugoboy, February 21, 2013
3. Amelia Bloomer Marker as seen facing south
Internet Archive
4. Amelia Bloomer
from A Woman of the Century by Frances Elizabeth Willard & Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, 1893.
Library of Congress
5. The Bloomer Costume
by N. Currier, 1851.
"The costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness; and, while it should not fail also to conduce to her personal adornment, it should make that end of secondary importance." -- Amelia Bloomer
"The costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness; and, while it should not fail also to conduce to her personal adornment, it should make that end of secondary importance." -- Amelia Bloomer
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
