Category: 2019

Victoria Brzustowicz

2019 Suffragist City Parade

Encouraging Voter Participation!

 

WHAT: The Suffragist City Parade and Block Party, a project of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

WHEN: Saturday, September 14, 2019, 10:00AM-1:30PM

WHERE: The Parade steps off at 10:00AM at W. Main and N. Washington Streets. The parade route will take marchers down W. Main St., north on Madison St., and past the Anthony Museum. The Parade ends at Susan B. Anthony Square Park with a Block Party until 1:30PM.

The theme of the Parade is We the People—Equality for All People,and celebrates Rochester’s connection to the voting rights movement, its history, and relevance today. The Parade will be include Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, with over 30 marching units and bands participating.

After the Parade, Susan B. Anthony Square Park will be the location for music (acts include Flower City Pride Band, the Harriet Tubman Singers from Auburn, and the Raging Grannies).  Art Force 5 will create a collaborative work of art aided by onlookers. Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and other role models will be in the Park to share their inspirational stories. Votercade 2020 will be present with a vintage car and a preview of  2020 activities. Food trucks, ice cream, and beverages will be on site, too, so participants are encouraged to stay for lunch!

Email pr@susanb.orgfor more information or go to susanb.org and look for the Parade links.

Victoria Brzustowicz

Monday Lecture Series 2019-2020

The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 17th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series. This season’s line-up features eight guest speakers covering a range of timely topics inspired by the life, work, and legacy of Susan B. Anthony.  

Date Topic
Sept. 16, 2019 Race & Resistance in the Rochester Schools

Justin Murphy, Democrat & Chronicle staff

(Tea sold out)
Oct. 21, 2019  Frankie Merson: A Force for Change

Dr. Stephanie E. Craig, Professor of Social Work, Keuka College
(Tea sold out)
Dec. 16, 2019  Intimate Partner Violence: Past & Present Dr. Catherine Cerulli, Director of Susan B. Anthony Center and the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization
(Tea sold out)
Jan. 27, 2020 Native American Women and the Fight for Reproductive Justice
Dr. Brianna Theobald, Professor of History, University of Rochester
(Tea sold out)
March 16, 2020 Cancelled
(Tea sold out)
April 20, 2020 The Genuine Article: The University of Rochester Suffrage Collection
Autumn Haag, Special Collections Librarian/Archivist for Research & Collections, University of Rochester
(Lunch and Tea sold out)
May 18, 2020 Susan B. Anthony, Racist? Dr. Laura Free,
Professor of History, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
(Lunch and Tea sold out)
June 1, 2020 Carrie Chapman Catt: the woman behind the passage of the 19th Amendment
​Dr. Jennifer M. Lloyd, History Professor Emerita,
The College at Brockport
(Lunch and Tea sold out)

Each presentation is offered as a catered lunch at noon  ($35/each) and an informal tea at 2 pm (All luncheons and teas are sold out). These programs fill quickly, register soon.

For more information call 585.279.7490.

Victoria Brzustowicz

40 Years of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar

National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Release of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar

The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House will host a brief ceremony on July 2, 2019, 11:00 am,  at 17 Madison Street, the National Historic Landmark that was Susan B. Anthony’s home and headquarters. 

The ceremony commemorates the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Susan B. Anthony dollar which took place on the front steps of 17 Madison Street on June 2, 1979. The ceremony will feature remarks by Anthony Museum President & CEO, Deborah L. Hughes. 

The ceremony will be followed by the opening of the exhibit, More than a Coin: 40 Years of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar, which will be on display at the Anthony Museum Visitor Center at 19 Madison Street.

This event is free and open to the public. 

That evening, the Anthony Museum hosts a special-invitation-only event, when numismatist Mitch Sanders gives a presentation titled “11 Stories of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar” in the Carriage House (behind 19 Madison Street), with a 5 pm Meet & Greet, and a 5:30 presentation. 

Victoria Brzustowicz

Wreath Hanging Ceremony

National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House Commemorates Susan B. Anthony’s Death and Legacy

 

Rochester, NY– The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House will host a ceremonial wreath hanging on the front steps of 17 Madison Street, the National Historic Landmark that was Susan B. Anthony’s home and headquarters, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

The brief ceremony commemorates the 113th anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s death on March 13, 1906, and will include remarks by Anthony Museum President & CEO, Deborah L. Hughes.

This event is free and open to the public.

Update:

Here is a short video of part of the remarks given at the ceremony.

Victoria Brzustowicz

Speaker Announced for Susan B. Anthony Birthday Luncheon

In Need of Some Inspiration?  This is the Event–and the Speaker–to Challenge and Recharge You!

Dr. Irma McClaurin
Dr. Irma McClaurin

Rochester, NY– Celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s birthday is a tradition that began in her lifetime and continues to this day. This 199th birthday party and fundraiser for the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House will take place February 13, 2019 at the Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY.

The keynote speaker for the 2019 Susan B. Anthony Birthday Luncheon will be Dr. Irma McClaurin, co-chair of 2018 Seneca Falls Revisited Conference & Retreat held in Rochester, past president of Shaw University, activist anthropologist, black feminist speaker and author, and diversity champion and consultant. She is alsothe founder of the Irma McClaurin Black Feminist Archive in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

With a focus on inclusiveness, Dr. McClaurin says, “I want to encourage and challenge people to find bonds of commonality; and motivate everyone to leave inspired and committed to acting with integrity, grace, and respect as they move through the world.”

“We are setting the stage for 2020 when we celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday, and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Anthony Museum,” says Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. “Dr. McClaurin will challenge us to move boldly into 2020, furthering  the causes of human rights that are a cornerstone of Anthony’s legacy.”

You can read more about Irma McClaurin at her web site, irmamcclaurin.com.

The Susan B. Anthony Birthday Luncheon is held each year in mid-February to celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s February 15th birthday, to honor contemporary women who continue her legacy, and to raise awareness of the educational and inspirational programs offered by the Museum.

Victoria Brzustowicz

Monday Lecture Series 2018-2019

Monday Lecture Series logo

The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 16th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series.

This season’s line-up features eight guest speakers covering a range of topics inspired by the life, work, and legacy of Susan B. Anthony.

Sept. 24, 2018–A Forgotten Partnership: The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and Native American Communities. Presented by Dr. Thomas Lappas, Professor, Nazareth College

Oct. 22, 2018– Lucy Stone and the American Woman Suffrage Association: The Other Half of the Story. Barbara Berenson, author  SOLD OUT

Nov. 5, 2018–History of How and Why Racism is Imbedded in America’s DNA. ​Robert Richane, Instructor, Oasis

Dec. 3, 2018–Inez Milholland, Suffrage Crusader. Sandra Weber, author  

Jan. 14, 2019–Frederick Douglass and Ireland—Then and Now. Dr. Timothy Madigan, Professor & Chair, Department of Philosophy & Classical Studies, Saint John Fisher College

March 18, 2019–The Role of Black Women in Reconstruction-Era Political Campaigns, Dr. Justin Behrends, Associate Professor & Chair, History, SUNY Geneseo

May 6, 2019–Catherine E. Beecher and the Cult of Domesticity. Denise Munson, Esq.

June 3, 2019–Martha Taylor Howard, Savior of 17 Madison Street. ​Dr. Jenny Lloyd, History Professor Emerita, The College at Brockport  SOLD OUT

Each presentation is offered in our Carriage House as a noon luncheon ($35 individual reservation) or 2pm informal tea ($20 individual reservation). PLEASE NOTE: All Teas are SOLD OUT, but there are still a limited number of seats available for the Luncheons.

Space is limited. Purchase your reservation today online here or call 585-279-7490.