Susan B. Anthony Festival Celebrates the 94th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment!
Happy 50th Birthday, Gladys Nocon Songer!
“With Miss Anthony the love of family was especially intense…”
– Ida Hustead Harper, The Life & Work of Susan B. Anthony
In this tradition, Nannette Nocon, of Nocon & Associates, has generously sponsored today at the Anthony Museum in honor of her sister, Gladys Nocon Songer’s, 50th birthday!
Nocon, a private wealth advisor for 30 years, is also the author of several children’s books, including, What’s Up with Yuk?, “an art book on positive & negative choices”.
Special Members Event!
Do you have children or grandchildren entering grades 3 – 6?
Join the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House for Susan B’s Summer Fun in the Sun program on Wednesday, July 30, from 3pm – 5pm, for games, activities, refreshments, and more, including:
- Sculpture Creation
- Alligator Purse Game
- Sidewalk Murals
- Tour Miss Anthony’s home
This event is complimentary for members, but space is limited! Register below to reserve your spot!
**Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event. At least one adult per every two children is required.
For more information, please contact our Program Director, Annie Callanan, or call 585/235-6124 x19.
Monday Lecture Series Special Presentation
Special Monday Lecture Series Summer Date
Monday August 4, 2014, for one presentation with Lunch at noon
Author Carolyn Newton Curry
SUFFER & GROW STRONG: The Life of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas
Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, born in 1834 in Georgia, kept a diary for 41 years of her life before, during, and after the Civil War. The aftermath of the war brought bankruptcy, the death of loved ones, serious illness, and devastating family strife. Thomas examined what was happening, asked questions, and strived to find ways to improve her family’s dire economic straits. She started a school in her home and later ran a boardinghouse out of the old family mansion. She became active in many women’s organizations including the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Suffrage Movement. She wrote articles for newspapers. She was elected president of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association. Her life is an amazing story of survival and transformation that speaks to women in our own time.
Ms. Curry will have her book available for sale and she will be available to sign her book after her presentation.
Holiday Closing
The Museum & offices will be closed on Friday, July 4th, for Independence Day.
The Museum will reopen at 11am on Saturday, July 5th.
Happy 4th of July, everyone!
The Susan B. Anthony Legacy Experience: Be Part of the Story
The Program:
Monday, August 4, 2014
- A special tour of the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
- An evening of wine tasting and dinner with Rochester’s own Holly Howell featuring New York state wines and women vintners
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
- Program with Rochester city historian, Christine Ridarsky
- Motor coach tour of some of the key Rochester landmarks in our story
- A special docent-led tour to the graves of Anthony and Frederick Douglass
- An afternoon program at the Rochester Museum and Science Center by historian and Underground Railroad expert, Dr. David Anderson
- Special viewing of Anthony artifacts from the Rochester Museum vault
- Dinner at the beautiful and historic Perkins Mansion
- A evening of entertainment by the group “Then Again”
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
- A bus trip to Auburn and the William Seward House for a special “Suffrage” tour
- Lunch at the Spring Side Inn on the shores of beautiful Owasco Lake
- Afternoon programs at the Wesleyan Chapel, the Women’s Rights National Park, and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home
- A late afternoon drive through the Finger Lakes with dinner at Bristol Harbor Lodge overlooking beautiful Canandaigua Lake.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
- Explore an interest in depth. Choose one seminar: “The Little Known Story of the Anti-Suffragists” or “Susan B. Anthony: A Champion for Nursing”
- Travel to the Anthony House for a closing program: “Leadership in the Anthony Tradition-Unfinished Business” by the Susan B. Anthony Institute of the University of Rochester
- Closing Remarks by Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
Sharing Stories
For every visitor at the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, our staff and volunteers are dedicated to “keeping Susan B. Anthony’s vision alive & relevant”. Our tours and programs aim to “challenge individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities”. Our passion is sharing Susan B. Anthony’s story with all of you, but it is always special when guests share their stories with us: what brought them to the House or how a previous visit inspired them in some way.
On May 17th, 2014, a smiling woman appeared in our Visitor Center, dressed in graduation cap & gown, and proclaimed, “The Susan B. Anthony House changed my life”. This guest had attended one of our women’s programs several years ago, when she was middle-aged and homeless. That day, something about the House and the story of Susan B. Anthony inspired her. “Susan B. Anthony said ‘Failure is impossible!’ and I decided it was time for me to tackle the barriers in my life,” she said. “Today, I graduated with a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of Rochester. I came here as soon as the graduation ceremony was over to say thank you”.
Susan B. Anthony, who in the 1890’s worked to admit the first women to the University of Rochester, would have loved to hear this story. It certainly touched every one here that day and has inspired us in return.
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To view our programs, mission & vision, or to show your support, please visit our website.
Upcoming Event!
Fragile Freedom
Saturday July 12, at 2:00 pm in the Carriage House
General Admission: $15 / Members: $10
FRAGILE FREEDOM, written and performed by Christine Emmert, is a personal look at the struggle of women to achieve the elective franchise. It is directed by Richard Emmert. Stage manager is Donna Samluk.
“Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.” – Germaine Greer
This one-woman play takes an historical look at the fight for woman’s political freedom and includes a look at figures, such as Lucy Burns, Lucretia Mott, and, of course, Susan B. Anthony. Ms. Emmert draws parallels between the past and the present with a script that is sprinkled with words of wisdom from Maya Angelou, Marian Anderson, Virginia Woolf, Gloria Steinem and others, emphasizing that our freedom as women is still “unfinished business”.
Tickets are available online or by calling our office at 585/279-7490 ext. 10. Members of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House receive discounted admission.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Christine Emmert is a born feminist and has been an actress, playwright, director, and educator for over fifty years. Presently she volunteers in the Hopewell National Park outreach program where she brings tales of women’s struggles to a wider audience than that of the National Park. This summer she is also performing in the Berkshires in August with her one-woman play, RED ROSE, about the life of Rosa Luxemburg.
Another of Ms. Emmert’s works, “From Out the Fiery Furnace,” was performed at the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in 2013.
FRAGILE FREEDOM is part of Hopewell Furnace National Park’s outreach program to raise money for preserving the Hopewell stoves that still exist. Hopewell Furnace National Parks gave women equal pay for equal work and access to any job in the community in the 1800s, and so it is a good match with the struggle for the elective franchise. The Friends of Hopewell support this production as an educational tool.
Limited Edition Laura Wilder Print!
Bring Sus
an B. Anthony’s inspiration into your home or office with this exquisite design of her home at 17 Madison Street by award-winning local artist, Laura Wilder.
LIMITED EDITION! We have the privilege of offering 300 signed and numbered posters. Get yours today!
National Susan B Anthony Museum & House Celebrates Social Reformers
Susan B Anthony was a champion for human rights for all, but she lived in a time when racism was rampant. Visit her National Historic Landmark home and take a tour to learn about her work to end slavery, as well as her friendships with Frederick Douglass and Ida B Wells Barnett.
Let us know you’re taking a “Stand Against Racism” on Friday, April 25, and receive a free admission with the purchase of one at equal or greater value.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House is open Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm. Regular Price: adult admission $10; $8 seniors; $5 students and ages 12 and younger.