In the summer of 1986 seven Rochester woman attracted national attention when they were arrested for taking off their tops and baring their breasts at a picnic in Cobbs Hill Park. Their purpose was to challenge a New York law that allowed men but not women to go top free, arguing that the law was...Continue reading FEMINIST CHANGE-MAKERS: ROCHESTER’S TOPFREE SEVEN presented by Jennifer Lloyd, Ph.D.
Rochester, New York was the birthplace of professional nursing, and Susan B. Anthony worked alongside many women to establish nursing as a recognized profession. Learn more about the Susan B. Anthony and others who fought this fight, how they did it, and what it means for us today on this special tour!
Lily Dale, New York, was founded at the apex of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States, and unsurprisingly that struggle was in the hearts and on the minds of the radical feminists who co-founded this fascinating intentional Spiritualist community. Spiritualism’s Place: Reformers, Seekers, and Seances in Lily Dale reveals the role that...Continue reading Radical: Susan B. Anthony, Spiritualism, and Women’s Rights in Lily Dale, New York
Join us for our December Guest Lecture Series presentation, "Trailblazer: How Katharine Bement Davis Advanced Women’s Equality in the Workplace, at the Polls, and in the Bedroom," by Anya Jabour, Ph.D. Jabour is the Regents Professor of History at the University of Montana. About the presentation: Katharine Bement Davis (1860-1935) was a true trailblazer. One...Continue reading Trailblazer: How Katharine Bement Davis Advanced Women’s Equality in the Workplace, at the Polls, and in the Bedroom
Join the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House for our January Guest Lecture Series presentation, “Mistress of the Market: White Women and the Nineteenth-Century Domestic Slave Trade,” by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers. Jones-Rogers is an Associate Professor of History. She specializes in African-American history, the history of slavery, and women’s and gender history. She is...Continue reading “Mistress of the Market: White Women and the Nineteenth-Century Domestic Slave Trade.”
The Civil War and developments in the 19th Century made it possible for a new profession to open to women: nursing. Susan B. Anthony and other early feminists (they did call themselves that!) pushed for the advancement of the profession and for the recognition it deserved. Join us as Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO,...Continue reading Feminists for Nursing
Barbara Weisberg will present on her book, Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York. The book describes a case from 1862, in which Mary Strong stunned her husband, Peter, by confessing to a two-year affair with his brother. Peter sued Mary for divorce for adultery―the only grounds in New York―but not before she accused him...Continue reading Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
The Anthony Museum is pleased to be participating in Corn Hill Navigation's Unlocking the Past Speaker Series on Sam Patch: Navigating the Erie Canal during the first 200 years. This series takes an in-depth dive into the values, customs, ideas, and creativity that were sparked by the opening of the Erie Canal and the impact...Continue reading “It’s in the Water-Women’s Rights and the Erie Canal”–a collaboration with Corn Hill Navigation
Join us on Wednesday, October 8 at 1 p.m. when Dr. Serenity Sutherland, Associate Professor of communication studies at SUNY Oswego, will give a talk entitled "Visualizing the History of Women's Scientific Networks." The talk will be presented in-person and is available virtually. Register here.
Join us for our Guest Lecture in November 2025, as Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO, National Susan B. Anthony Museum, & House explores “Racism and Anti-Racism: Some Lessons from Susan B.” Attend in person, or virtually. For reservations and more information about this presentation and our Guest Lecture series, visit Guest Lecture Series
On December 10, our Guest Lecturer will join us on zoom to present, "The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of World War II Resistance Hero Rose Valland" Join other guests in person in the Anthony Museum Carriage House, or choose the virtual option. For more information and to make a reservation, visit our Guest...Continue reading “The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of World War II Resistance Hero Rose Valland”
Join us for a presentation by Sarah L.H. Gronningsater, author of The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom. To register, visit our Guest lecture Series page.
