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
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
Lecturer: Dr. Elizabeth Masarik, PhD, The State College at Brockport Teacher, Activist, Radical: The Life and Legacy of Jovita Idar Dr. Elizabeth Masarik, PhD Born in Laredo, TX to a political family, Jovita organized La Liga Feminil in 1911 to push for women’s rights. Idar was an advocate for women’s suffrage and a champion of children...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – January 2022
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
Lecturer: Deborah L. Hughes, President and CEO, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House The Changing Faces of Susan B. Anthony Deborah L. Hughes Description of this lecture to come. This lecture will be presented online, with each presentation offered to registered guests at 1pm ET. Individual lectures are available at $30 each, with limited number...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – March 2022
Lecturer: Meredith Roman, PhD - The State College at Brockport Too Black, Too Strong: Angela Davis’s Revolutionary “Freedom Dreams” and U.S. State Violence Meredith Roman Angela Davis is a revolutionary feminist who has exposed America’s white supremacist, patriarchal, capitalist order for over five decades. Dr. Meredith Roman shares how U.S. leaders mobilized to neutralize Davis in...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – May 2022
Lecturer: Jennifer Lloyd, PhD Susan B. Anthony II: Activist, Journalist, Writer, U of R Graduate Jennifer Lloyd, PhD This lecture will be presented online, with each presentation offered to registered guests at 1pm ET. Individual lectures are available at $30 each, with limited number of viewers. To purchase individual lectures, please text monday-lecture-series-2 to 585-440-8825 or call 844-787-2626 (844-SUSANB6) or...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – June 2022
October 3, 2022: Joanna Scutts, author of The Extra Woman, and has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, and the Paris Review – Topic: HOTBED: Bohemian Greenwich Village and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism HOTBED Bohemian Greenwich Village and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism by Joanna Scutts ...Continue reading Monday Lecture Series – October 2022
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
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
