When White Women Wanted a Monument to Black “Mammies”: A 1923 Fight Shows Confederate Monuments Are About Power, Not Southern Heritage Lecturer: Alison Parker, PhD Alison Parker is History Department Chair & Richards Professor of American History at the University of Delaware. She has research and teaching interests in women’s and gender history, African American...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – April 2021
Manhood Enslaved: Bondmen in Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Ken Marshall, PhD This lecture will be presented online, offered to registered guests at 1pm ET. Space is limited—make your reservations today online here or call 585.279.7490. Individual lectures are $25 each. NOTE: The link to the online lecture will be sent to registrants the...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – May 2021
Why the ERA went MIA Lecturer: Jennifer Lloyd, PhD The Equal Rights Amendment, written by Alice Paul and supported by the National Women's Party, was first proposed in Congress in 1923 but did not pass both houses until 1972. By 1982 thirty states had ratified it, one short of the required number. Why did it...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – June 2021
Saturday, September 11, 2021 1:00-4:00 PM Hunt Country Vineyards 4021 Italy Hill Rd, Branchport, NY 14418 This fun event is staged at an historic Finger Lakes vineyard, where you’ll enjoy a trolley ride around the property, taste a curated selection of wines from the award-winning Finger Lakes wine region, enjoy a delicious sampling of foods...Continue reading Vines + Stitches Benefit
Lecturer: Shenette Garrette-Scott, PhD “Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal” Did you know that between 1888 and 1930, African Americans opened more than a hundred banks and thousands of other financial institutions? Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott explores this rich period of black financial innovation and its transformative impact on U.S....Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – October 2021
Lecturer: Marguerite Kearns, author and activist An Unfinished Business: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights Marguerite Kearns Edna Buckman Kearns is best known for her horse-drawn suffrage campaign wagon, called the “Spirit of 1776,” that was used in New York City and Long Island suffrage parades, pageants, and special organizing events. Marguerite...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – November 2021
Lecturer: Karen Lankeshofer, cycling enthusiast. Elsa Von Blumen: Woman Racer of 1880 Karen Lankeshofer A premier female athlete before a “woman professional athlete” was thought possible, Elsa Von Blumen, was a prominent figure on the bicycle-racing scene in the 1880s. All but forgotten today, Von Blumen grew up in Rochester, NY, and was soon enticed...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – December 2021
The Anthony Museum and its Administrative Offices will be closed today. The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House presents The 2022 Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 6pm Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center | 123 East Main Street | Rochester, New York Keynote Speaker: MiMi Aung We’re pleased to...Continue reading Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House Commemorates Susan B. Anthony’s Death and Legacy 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 Saturday, March 13, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. The...Continue reading Wreath Hanging Ceremony
Join us on June 17th at Susan B. Anthony Square Park as we celebrate the start of Civic Season with music, history, and food! The afternoon will be a time to enjoy the summer sun, sign your name on a copy of Susan B.'s century-old guestbook, see the names and stories of influential suffragists, and...Continue reading Party in the Park on June 17!
Join us on February 7th, 2024 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center to celebrate the birthday of Susan B. Anthony. In the same way that the suffragist hosted her birthday celebrations during her lifetime, this will be an opportunity to encourage one another in the pursuit of equality and give in support of the...Continue reading 2024 Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration
Are you ready for election season? Register to vote at the Anthony Museum on March 8, 2024, 11am - 2pm! Volunteers will be ready to assist you in the Carriage House, located directly behind our Visitor Center at 19 Madison Street.
