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“Bakers, Quakers, & Lawbreakers—That Radical Anthony Clan,” Extraordinary Event Presented by Mt. Hope Cemetery & Susan B. Anthony House

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Monday, September 14, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler (585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Director of Development & Public Relations

“Bakers, Quakers, & Lawbreakers—That Radical Anthony Clan,”

Extraordinary Event Presented by

Mt. Hope Cemetery & Susan B. Anthony House

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House and Friends of Mt. Hope Cemetery combine their exceptional resources to offer a unique opportunity for fans of history buffs—the chance to hear from and about other Anthonys, lesser-known relatives and one or two almost-relatives who contributed significantly to their communities during their lives and beyond.

The event is called “Bakers, Quakers, & Lawbreakers—That Radical Anthony Clan” and will take place Saturday, October 3, 2009 beginning at 11 a.m. in two parts, approximately one hour at each site. At the Anthony House, the program will take place in the Carriage House on the hour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Three different presenters will share stories of Susan B. Anthony’s brothers, D.R. and Merritt, her Dickinson cousins, and her almost-relative, Anna Dann Mason.  At the cemetery, the walking tour will take place as people gather at the gatehouse, visiting the gravesites of cousin, Asa Anthony, father Daniel, and others, and learn about their remarkable lives.

The last presentation at the House begins at 3 p.m. and the last walking tour at the cemetery begins around 3:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 each and are available at the gatehouse at Mt. Hope Cemetery during public hours on weekends, at the gift shop at the Susan B. Anthony House during tour hours, Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by calling the Anthony House at 585-279-7490, ext. 10.  Don’t miss this opportunity to find out about the other members of this truly remarkable family that had such a significant influence on Rochester and beyond.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers, announces volunteer training dates for fall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

September 3, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Public Relations & Communications

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers,

announces volunteer training dates for fall

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers to help inspire visitors with the story of the remarkable woman who lived at 17 Madison Street for 40 years. The House needs volunteers to serve as tour guides, greeters, gift-shop attendants, and facilitators for educational programs as more and more visitors come to the House to learn more about the pioneer who fought for most of her 86 years to gain full rights of citizenship for women.

Register now for the 3-part training session for new volunteers scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on September 26, October 3, and October 10. Call our volunteer liaison at 585-235-6124, ext. 16 to register. Volunteers need to attend all training sessions to become certified.  Volunteers are then asked to work two 3-hour shifts each month.

Volunteers at the Susan B. Anthony House help preserve this national treasure—Susan B. Anthony’s home for 40 years, from 1866 until her death in 1906—and inspire thousands of visitors each year with the always timely and relevant story of her exceptional courage and determination.

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The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities (mission statement adopted by the board of trustees 1/07).

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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1872 Monument to be unveiled at 11 a.m. on Saturday; 19th amendment celebration to follow

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Friday, August 21, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations          (585) 279-7490

 

1872 Monument to be unveiled at 11 a.m. on Saturday;

19th amendment celebration to follow

Rochester, NY—Join Mayor Robert Duffy, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and other dignitaries for the unveiling at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2009 of the 1872 monument marking the spot on West Main Street (across from Canal Street) where Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women voted in the 1872 presidential election. The monument is the creation of renowned local sculptor Pepsy Kettavong, who also created the Nathaniel Rochester statue in the South Wedge and the Let’s Have Tea sculpture of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, in the park on Madison Street.

Following the unveiling, the Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association invite one and all to celebrate the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution—finally giving women the right to vote in 1920—from noon to 4 p.m. at the Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Park on Madison Street. This marks the 89th anniversary of the ratification of the amendment also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment.

The amendment celebration includes reduced-price tours of the House and free entertainment in the Susan B. Anthony Park. It also includes, from noon to 2 p.m., presentations in the Anthony House gardens about historic garden rehabilitation. Performances by neighborhood children, a jazz trio from Fairport, and other groups will take place in the park from noon to 4 p.m. Members of the neighborhood association will lead tours around this Historic Preservation District. Artisans from the Well-Woman Institute Limited will sell their handcrafted items in the park.

The event is open to the public.

Background: The Susan B. Anthony House was Anthony’s home during the most politically active period of her life and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. Anthony’s story of courage and determination has been told and retold to visitors for more than 60 years. The Susan B. Anthony House, a National Historic Landmark, is supported primarily through the contributions of its members.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

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Susan B. Anthony House and Neighborhood Association to celebrate 19th Amendment; Vote statue to be dedicated on West Main St.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Monday, August 10, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations          (585) 279-7490

 

Susan B. Anthony House and Neighborhood Association to celebrate 19th Amendment; Vote statue to be dedicated on West Main St.

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association invite one and all to celebrate the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution—finally giving women the right to vote in 1920—on Saturday, August 22, 2009, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Park on Madison Street. This marks the 89th anniversary of the ratification of the amendment also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment.

Prior to the event’s kick-off, at 11 a.m., will be the dedication of the Vote Statue at the site on West Main Street (across from Canal Street) where Susan B. Anthony and 14 others voted in the presidential election of 1872. The statue has been created by renowned local sculptor Pepsy Kettavong, who also created the Nathaniel Rochester statue in the South Wedge and the Let’s Have Tea sculpture of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, in the park on Madison Street.

The amendment celebration includes reduced-price tours of the House and free entertainment in the Susan B. Anthony Park. It also includes, from noon to 2 p.m., presentations in the Anthony House gardens about historic garden rehabilitation. Performances by neighborhood children, a jazz trio from Fairport, and other groups will take place in the park from noon to 4 p.m. Members of the neighborhood association will lead tours around this Historic Preservation District. Artisans from the Well-Woman Institute Limited will sell their handcrafted items in the park. Susan B. Anthony, Mary Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and other historic figures may make appearances.

The event is open to the public.

Background: The Susan B. Anthony House was Anthony’s home during the most politically active period of her life and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. Anthony’s story of courage and determination has been told and retold to visitors for more than 60 years. The Susan B. Anthony House, a National Historic Landmark, is supported primarily through the contributions of its members.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

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n B. Anthony as a model for healthy aging: brought to you by Susan B. Anthony House, HCR & MVP Health Care

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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler, 585-279-7490, ext. 12

Director of Development & Public Relations

Susan B. Anthony as a model for healthy aging:

brought to you by Susan B. Anthony House, HCR & MVP Health Care

 

Rochester, NY—Susan B. Anthony rode on horseback in California’s Yosemite Valley when she was in her seventies. At 74, she wrote to a friend, “I am in the midst of as severe a treadmill as I ever experienced, traveling from 50 to 100 miles every day and speaking 5 or 6 nights a week.” She journeyed to an International Woman’s Conference in Germany at age 84, a trip that took several days by carriage, train, boat, and coach. She faithfully followed a regimen of healthy eating and daily exercise, believing that inactivity meant stagnation, that it hastened both physical and mental decay, neither of which served her purposes.

MVP Health Care and HCR (Home Care of Rochester) have joined with the Susan B. Anthony House for an exciting new program on successful aging based on the life and words of Susan B. Anthony. The three organizations have developed Everything is Possible! Successful Aging with Susan B. Anthony, a one-hour seminar on healthy, active living and aging. Led by representatives of the Susan B. Anthony House and wellness experts from MVP and HCR, including a physical therapist and nutritionist, the interactive and entertaining seminar includes a Susan B. Anthony portrayer speaking her words from diaries, letters, and newspaper interviews about daily exercise, sleep, healthy eating, and other habits that contributed to her full and productive 86-year-long life.

The seminars will take place on June 22 at 1 p.m. at Legacy Park Crescent in Greece, 1000 Providence Circle, off Mt. Read Blvd., and on June 23 at 10 a.m. at MVP Health Care Wellness Center, 220 Alexander Street, Rochester. The cost is $5.00 for Preferred Gold and GoldAnywhere members and $10 for all others. Light refreshments will be served. To register, please call the Susan B. Anthony House at 585-279-7490 Mondays through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit the website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org. The public is invited to attend.

Deborah Hughes, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House, praised the program and the collaboration with two of Rochester’s premier health-care organizations. “There is so much Susan B. Anthony can share with us about healthy living. Not only is she an inspiration to us for civic engagement and reforming the world, but also she is a model of successful aging. We’re delighted to bring this aspect of her remarkable life to people today.”

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

 

 

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY: FROM FRIENDSHIP TO FIGHT TO FRIENDSHIP

MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY:  FROM FRIENDSHIP TO FIGHT TO FRIENDSHIP

Join  Deborah Hughes, Executive Director of the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester and Sally Roesch Wagner, Executive Director of  the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation in Fayetteville on April 19 at 2:00 at the Onondaga Historical Association as they take up a 120-year old argument and, in this historic event, invite the audience to work with them on finding a resolution.

Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage disagreed in 1889 over how to get women’s rights.  Gage thought that Anthony destroyed the movement by working only for the vote and risked democracy by making a coalition with conservative women who wanted the vote in order to establish Jesus Christ as the head of the United States government, with their Christian God in the constitution.  Anthony believed that Gage’s attack on religious fundamentalists and focus on separation of church and state were a danger to the suffrage coalition she was building.

As we develop a women’s history trail, help determine how the Anthony and Gage historic home museums create a coherent interpretation of the political differences between these two leaders that respects both sides of the argument.

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Susan B. Anthony House to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of Miss Anthony’s death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House to commemorate the

103rd anniversary of Miss Anthony’s death

Rochester, NY—On March 13, 1906, at forty minutes past midnight, Susan B. Anthony died at the age of 86 in her own bed on the second floor of the house at 17 Madison Street, her home of 40 years. At her request, much of the ceremonial mourning of the day was not observed: no shades were drawn, no black crepe hung.  Only a simple wreath of violets was placed on the front door. For two days, close friends and family came to call. Then on March 15, the world said good-bye at an immense funeral held in Central Presbyterian Church (now the Hochstein School of Music). Amid a raging blizzard as severe as those that had challenged Miss Anthony’s own many journeys for The Cause, thousands of mourners filled the church and over ten thousand more passed by her flag-draped coffin that was flanked by an honor guard of women students from the University of Rochester—the school she’d finally opened up to them in 1900. Next to the coffin was a silk suffrage flag with four gold stars, representing the only states where women then could vote; pinned on her breast was a jeweled flag pin with four diamond stars, a gift from women of Wyoming, the first in our nation to win the vote, thanks to all of her efforts on their behalf.

The Rochester newspaper of the day reported “Rochester made no secret of its personal grief. There must have been people of every creed, political party, nationality, and plane of life in those long lines that kept filing through the aisles of Central Church. The young and the aged of the land were represented. Every type was there to bow in reverence, respect and grief. Professional men, working men, financiers came to offer homage. Women brought little children to see the face of her who had aimed at being the emancipator of her sex, but whose work had ended just as victory seemed within reach. Priests, ministers…, rabbis …, came to look upon her who had more than once given them inspiration in dark moments.”

The Susan B. Anthony House will observe the 103rd anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s death this Friday, March 13, 2009 with the hanging of a simple wreath of violets on the front door of #17 Madison Street at 11:00 a.m. The wreath-hanging will be followed by a short presentation about Miss Anthony’s life and legacy by executive director, Deborah L. Hughes.   The public is invited to attend.  Susan B. Anthony died in her bedroom on the second floor of #17 Madison Street on March 13, 1906, at the age of 86.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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Susan B. Anthony goes to Washington state…..again!

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Friday, February 27, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler, (585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Director of Development & Public Relations

Susan B. Anthony goes to Washington state…..again!

Rochester, NY—Susan B. Anthony traveled to the state of Washington many times in her numerous western campaigns to win voting rights for women. Her presence will be felt there again this weekend in Seattle at the opening of the Washington State History Museum’s Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices exhibit (www.washingtonhistory.org/wshm/featuredexhibits/womensvotes.aspx) celebrating the centennial anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Washington. On loan from the Susan B. Anthony House and included in the exhibit are three of Susan B. Anthony’s personal articles from the museum’s collection: her spectacles, inkwell, and black velvet cloak. Representing the Anthony House at the exhibit opening is Deborah L. Hughes, executive director of the National Historic Landmark on Madison Street.

“We’re delighted to be part of this exciting collaboration with the Washington State History Museum,” Ms. Hughes states. “We’re eager to share Susan B. Anthony’s story with the world. One great and tangible way we can do that is by loaning other museums some of her personal articles for their special commemorations. It helps bring to life the work she did, the distances she traveled, the dedication she gave to the cause of equality for all.”

Ms. Hughes also cites the immense impact cultural institutions have on their regions’ economies. “Museums and cultural institutions attract visitors from far and wide and contribute greatly to the economic health of their communities,” she says. “The Anthony House contributes to Rochester; the Washington State History Museum to its locations in its state. We’re happy to be a part of it.”

For more information, contact Deborah L. Hughes on her mobile phone at 585-802-6104.

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Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon to feature author and broadcast journalist Lynn Sherr

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Ellen K. Wheeler, (585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Director of Development & Public Relations

 

Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon

to feature author and broadcast journalist Lynn Sherr

 

Rochester, NY—Lynn Sherr, veteran broadcast journalist and author, will be the keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony annual birthday luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.  The event—the House’s major fundraiser—celebrates Susan B. Anthony’s life, work, and legacy, and is held each year near her February 15 birthday.  The Presenting Sponsor is Van Bortel Ford—Van Bortel Subaru.

Lynn Sherr, in the tradition of her hero, Susan B. Anthony, became a trailblazer for women in journalism when she was confronted with blocked doors and closed minds in the newspaper business 45 years ago. Since then, she has reported on generals and giraffes, astronauts and activists, politicians and personalities. She has widely covered women’s issues, the U.S. space program, foreign affairs, and issues concerning the environment. A graduate of Wellesley College, Sherr has received numerous awards for her reporting. She is a respected Anthony scholar, and the author of Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words, and co-author of Susan B.Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women’s Landmarks. Her most recent book is her memoir, Outside the Box, My Unscripted Life of Love, Loss, and Television News.

Deborah Hughes, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House, in announcing the keynote speaker, said, “This year marks the 150th anniversary of the House itself at #17 Madison Street and our theme for the year is ‘What Does It Take To Change The World.’ We are delighted to welcome Lynn Sherr to be part of our special birthday celebration in this important anniversary year. She is a longtime friend of the House, a gifted and engaging speaker, and a person who knows firsthand what it takes to change the world.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, please go to www.susanbanthonyhouse.org or call 585-235-6124, ext. 10.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

 

 

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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Susan B. Anthony to Visit Historic Site of her Illegal Vote for President in 1872

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

Monday, November 03, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony to Visit Historic Site

of her Illegal Vote for President in 1872

 

Rochester, NY—Susan B. Anthony, as portrayed by Rochesterian Barbara Blaisdell, will lead a group of people from the Susan B. Anthony House at 17 Madison Street at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 4, to the site on West Main Street where she and a group of women voted in the 1872 presidential election. The group will include members of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association who are friends and neighbors of the Anthony House today. It will also include visitors from Nigeria and Sudan, women who are guests of the State Department and have been invited to the United States to observe our country’s election process.

The site on West Main Street is directly across from Canal Street and near Hahn Automotive. In 1872, there was a shop at this location that also served as a polling place. There, Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women cast their ballots, believing that the 15th amendment gave them that right. Miss Anthony’s arrest in her Madison Street home two weeks later, and subsequent trial in Canandaigua the following spring, demonstrated that the amendment’s reference to “citizens of the United States” did not include women.

A statue commemorating their courageous action in 1872 is planned for the site on West Main Street, to be designed by Rochester artist, Pepsy Kettavong. Kettavong created the Anthony-Douglass statue in Anthony Park on Madison Street and the Nathaniel Rochester statue in the South Wedge. A prototype of his proposed statue for the voting site will be shown at the commemoration on West Main Street, to which the public is invited to attend.

 

Background: The Susan B. Anthony House was Anthony’s home during the most politically active period of her life and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. It became incorporated as a memorial to Susan B. Anthony in 1946. It is a National Historic Landmark and is supported primarily through the contributions of its members.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.