The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 2025-2026 Guest Lecture Series! Join us on select Wednesdays for book talks, new scholarship, and presentations on a lively range of topics. This season’s lineup will feature guest speakers covering a diverse range of topics related to the life, work, and legacy of Susan B. Anthony.
Join us in-person at the Carriage House or virtually! All presentations begin at 1 p.m. EST.
Season Pass, In Person or Virtual: $250 (a $20 savings)
Individual Lecture, In Person or Virtual: $30
Schedule
September 10
Gerald Gamm, PhD, Professor of Political Science and History Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Rochester, “Voting Rights, Racism, and the Invention of Modern Senate Leadership”
October 8
Serenity Sutherland, PhD, SUNY Oswego, “Visualizing the History of Women’s Scientific Networks”
November 12
Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO, National Susan B. Anthony Museum, & House, “Racism and Anti-Racism: Some Lessons from Susan B.”
December 10
Michelle Young, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of World War II Resistance Hero Rose Valland (via Zoom)
January 14
Sarah L.H. Gronningsater, author of The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom (via Zoom)
March 11
Julie Aronson, PhD, Curator of American Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings at the Cincinnati Art Museum, (via Zoom)
April 8
Christopher Brandt, “Lighting the Way: The Adventurous Career of Pioneering Architect Anne Graham Rockfellow”
May 13
Kenneth Frederick, PhD, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House and George Eastman Museum Trustee, “Kate Gleason, Rochester’s Renaissance Woman”
June 10
Taylor Phillips, Museum Educator, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, Fighting for Equality: World War I and American Women’s Struggle for Suffrage