The suffrage movement was a masterclass in strategic communication, demonstrating how powerful storytelling and visual messaging could transform public opinion and drive social change. Activists skillfully crafted narratives that humanized...Continue reading Crafting the Narrative: Media in the Suffrage Movement
Blanche Stuart Scott was a Rochester, NY, native who made local and national history in the air and on the ground. Kenneth Frederick, PhD, returns as our guest lecturer for...Continue reading Blanche Stuart Scott: America’s First Woman Pilot
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...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...Continue reading Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
Fabric for the Future: The Art of Voting celebrates Susan B. Anthony’s commitment to civic engagement and voting rights. The Monroe County Board of Elections will demo the new voting...Continue reading Fabric for the Future: The Art of Voting
The Anthony Museum is pleased to be participating in Corn Hill Navigation's Unlocking the Past Speaker Series on Riverie: Navigating the Erie Canal during the first 200 years. This series...Continue reading “Canals, Conventions, and Change- Women’s Rights and the Erie Canal”
The Anthony Museum is now offering walking tours of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood District. The tours highlight the unique architectural features of its many 19th Century homes as well...Continue reading Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Walking Tour
Join us as Gerald Gamm, PhD, Professor of Political Science and History, Associate Chair of the Department of Political Science, and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Rochester...Continue reading Dr. Gerald Gamm, “Voting Rights, Racism, and the Invention of Modern Senate Leadership”
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...Continue reading “It’s in the Water-Women’s Rights and the Erie Canal”–a collaboration with Corn Hill Navigation
The Anthony Museum is now offering walking tours of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood District. The tours highlight the unique architectural features of its many 19th Century homes as well...Continue reading Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Walking Tour
On Saturday, October 4 at 1 pm the Anthony Museum is hosting a hybrid event as a part of #DouglassWeek. “This Great Cause of Woman”: Frederick Douglass and the Fight...Continue reading “This Great Cause of Woman”: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage”
The Anthony Museum is offering walking tours of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood District. The tours highlight the unique architectural features of its many 19th Century homes as well as...Continue reading Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Walking Tour
