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1320 S. Fourth Street, Louisville
SUSAN LOOK AVERY Suffragist, author, orator and founder of The Woman’s Club of Louisville. Avery held an early suffrage meeting in her parlor, with guest lecturer Lucy Stone. Associate of Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington and other reformers. Wife of Benjamin F. Avery of Avery Plow Works. Lived from 1817 to 1915. Presented by The Woman’s Club of Louisville
WOMAN’S CLUB OF LOUISVILLE Established on March 1, 1890 as a woman’s volunteer organization for civic, cultural, and community services. Promoted woman’s suffrage, equal property rights, child labor laws, KY Forestry Commission, Juvenile Court, literacy, and public health. Founded Younger Woman’s Club, No-Jury Art Show, and co-founded the Louisville Deaf Oral School.
Dedicated September 12, 2018