Henrietta Wells Livermore
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Henrietta Wells Livermore (May 22, 1864 - October 15, 1933) organized the first meeting of suffragists at her Park Avenue apartment in 1910, which became the Women's National Republican Club.
and Maria A. Goodnow in San Francisco, California
. She attended Harvard Grammar School then Wellesley College and graduated in 1887. She receiver her masters degree in 1893 from the same institution.
On October 21, 1890, she married Arthur Leslie Livermore in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. He was a New York lawyer, and they lived in Yonkers, New York
.
They had as children: Henry Wells Livermore (?-1959) and Russell Blake Livermore.
In 1920 she was a member of the Republican National Committee
and urged women to vote:
She died on October 15, 1933.
Biography
She was born as Henrietta Wells on May 22, 1864 to Judge Henry Jackson WellsHenry Jackson Wells
Judge Henry Jackson Wells was a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and he served as a Massachusetts Representative and a Massachusetts Senator in the Massachusetts legislature.-References:...
and Maria A. Goodnow in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. She attended Harvard Grammar School then Wellesley College and graduated in 1887. She receiver her masters degree in 1893 from the same institution.
On October 21, 1890, she married Arthur Leslie Livermore in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. He was a New York lawyer, and they lived in Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
.
They had as children: Henry Wells Livermore (?-1959) and Russell Blake Livermore.
In 1920 she was a member of the Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
and urged women to vote:
You have it in your hands to win. You have new ideas, new methods in politics, and I cannot impress upon you too strongly the part you have to play in the coming campaign. You must cooperate with the men and have confidence in your own ability. The greatest work of the campaign will be the overcoming of the inertia and indifference of those who have a vote."
She died on October 15, 1933.