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!
Attention Anthony Museum members, volunteers, and family: it's Homecoming! We will gather on September 24 to welcome home our newly restored historic sign, which was originally installed in 1948 by Susan B. Anthony II, the great-niece and namesake of Susan B. Then, join us for a walk to the future home of our Campus Expansion...Continue reading HOMECOMING
Reminder: The Anthony Museum will be closed on Saturday, January 6th, for a private event. We hope to see you the following day (Sunday) for a tour!
Reminder: The Anthony Museum will be closed on Tuesday, January 23rd, for cleaning. We hope to see you the following day (Wednesday) for a tour!
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.
Join the Anthony Museum for our Monday Lecture on March 11, 2024, featuring Arien Rozelle, M.S., APR, Assistant Professor at St. John Fisher University, as she shares, “Making Headlines: The NAWSA National Press Bureau.” Reservations are available for in-person attendance with a boxed lunch for $35, or virtually for $30.
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 March 13, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The brief ceremony commemorates the 118th anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s death and will...Continue reading Wreath Hanging
In partnership with the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and the West Main Street Business Association, the Anthony Museum invites you to gather with friends and neighbors to watch a once-in-a-century solar event from 2pm to 4pm in Susan B. Anthony Square Park on Monday, April 8! This event is completely FREE: solar-safe viewing glasses...Continue reading View the Total Solar Eclipse at the Anthony Museum!
Join us Monday, June 10 at 1 pm for our final Monday Lecture Series presentation of the 2023-2024 season! This month's lecture, “Enforcing Gender at the Polls: Transing Voters and Women’s Suffrage before the American Civil War,” is presented by Andrew Wender Cohen, Professor of History at Syracuse University and Senior Research Associate at the...Continue reading June Monday Lecture Series
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House is proud to be participating in Civic Season again this year! What is Civic Season? Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. Civic Season encourages participants to discover their story and how they'll power our democracy,...Continue reading Civic Season Susan B. History Hunt
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.
