Summer intern Azul Garcia joins us from the University of Rochester’s Schwartz Community-Based Internship Program. Azul studies psychology and legal studies at the University of Rochester. Between giving tours of the Anthony House, Azul has been working on a special research project entitled, “The History of Hysteria: Women's Mental Health in the 19th and 20th...Continue reading Internship Spotlight: Azul Garcia
The 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, ignited a social movement for civil rights, human rights, and equality that challenged the traditional place of women in American society. Rooted in abolitionist activism, Quaker reform efforts, and grassroots organizing, the convention established a framework for what would become the women’s rights movement in...Continue reading Revolutionary Roots: The Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement
You are invited to spend an evening with Susan B. Anthony as we explore her historic home and life's work from her own unique perspective. Get to know Susan as an everyday citizen: her favorite things, her family, her friendships, her frustrations, and her sense of humor—all in her own words. After the tour, join...Continue reading An Evening with Susan
Join us for the next installment Crafting Through History, presented in partnership with SewGreen. This time around, we'll be talking and practicing knitting! REGISTER
Throughout the long-nineteenth century, women of color, ethnic minorities, economically disadvantaged and working class women, women living in certain religious communities, and aging women often experienced marginalization and social injustice. Women scientists were also expected to take a subordinate role while working alongside men, who often received recognition for the scientific discoveries women made. “Place...Continue reading Place Precarity and the 19th Century Woman
What is ‘Craftivism’ as a contemporary force, and what are its historic threads? This talk will start in the present day and will share examples of craft-based political actions on issues ranging from fighting against gender violence, immigration hostilities and climate degradation. We will then travel back in time to explain its antecedents, as well...Continue reading Tense Threads: Exploring the Effectiveness of ‘Craftivism’ From Suffragists to Social Media
