Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon to feature author and social critic Susan Faludi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon

to feature author and social critic Susan Faludi

 

Rochester, NY—Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and social critic, will be the keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony annual birthday luncheon on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.  The event—the House’s major fundraiser—celebrates Susan B. Anthony’s life, work, and legacy, and is held each year near her February 15 birthday.  Presenting sponsor this year is Van Bortel Ford—Van Bortel Subaru.

Just this week Ms. Faludi’s latest book, The Terror Dream, was named a finalist in the National Book Critics Circle Award. Attached is a column she wrote for the Los Angeles Times, printed January 15, 2008, that is getting extensive attention nationwide.

Ms. Faludi has gained national attention for her progressive and challenging approach to gender identity through her two books, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, and Stiffed: the Betrayal of the American Man. Her newest book, The Terror Dream, asserts that our country’s response to the tragedy of September 11, 2001 has stimulated a climate that is hostile to American women and challenges its readers to examine numerous events of the past six years in new and different ways.

Deborah Hughes, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House, says “Susan B. Anthony made it a practice to bring exciting women to Rochester and provide them with a platform to say something fresh and challenging about the times. We believe Ms. Faludi will do the same for our audience as we honor Miss Anthony’s birthday.”

Invitations for the event will be mailed in mid-December. For more information, or to add your name to the mailing list, please call 585-235-6124, ext. 10.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Susan B. Anthony House to feature Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck at luncheon-lecture program

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Monday, December 03, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House to feature

Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck at luncheon-lecture program

Rochester, NY— Longtime Rochester city historian Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck will deliver a lecture entitled  Women’s Sphere at the monthly luncheon-lecture series at the Susan B. Anthony House on Monday, December 10, 2007. Rosenberg Naparsteck will discuss the role of women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and their need to reach beyond the home and hearth in order to effect changes in the health and welfare of the family. This outreach included campaigning for woman suffrage, pay equity, educational opportunities, and other rights denied to female citizens then, and some would contend, now.

The lecture is presented as part of the According to Anthony luncheon-lecture program. The program begins at noon on December 10  in the Carriage House, behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.  The public is cordially invited to attend. Tickets are $20 per person and are available by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10 before December 14.   Lunch is catered by Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

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TRANSCRIPT OF HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON’S LETTER TO SUSAN B. ANTHONY DATED APRIL 2, 1901 with introductory comments

Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development and Public Relations

November 19, 2007

TRANSCRIPT OF

HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON’S LETTER

TO SUSAN B. ANTHONY DATED APRIL 2, 1901

with introductory comments

In the midst of exploring the plaster wall inside the little closet under the main staircase at #17 Madison Street,  one of our craftspeople discovered a letter addressed to Miss Anthony and postmarked April of 1901. The envelope had never been opened.

Inside was a letter from Harriet Taylor Upton of Warren, Ohio, dated April 2, 1901, together with a check for $41.66 made out to Susan B. Anthony. This was during the time that Upton served as president of the Ohio Woman’s Suffrage Association and treasurer of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association. It was in the latter capacity that she sent this check and mostly typewritten note to Susan.

Volunteers and staff are having a wonderful time speculating about whether Miss Anthony knew the letter was received and somehow lost, and whether she eventually received a replacement check for her salary. The letter reads as follows, with Upton’s spelling, punctuation, and usage as written in the letter:

“Dear Aunt Susan,

Enclosed find draft for forty-one sixty six, your clerk salary for March.  Had a nice visit at Rachels am so glad I went. Have hardly eaten or slept since I came home. Got up early and worked for four days on the history chapter, while at the same time I had advanced work to do for Dr Woods for the month’s organizing and our school election which came off yesterday. Mrs Harrington and I were reelected by the lartest majority ever given to any candidates in this town at any Spring election. Two Democratic women were nominated against us but they were in for fighting. They were not nice women. Our being on the school board has done lots of good. The mem who were on the board and who worked against us last time worked for us this time and begged us to stand. They have been a splendid lot of fellows and treated us as fairly as if we had been men. It maybe if I go off the board I will take myself to the Republican party and be a boss or something grand. Now do not let anybody see this letter. They might misinterpret my joke. I am rattling it off myself as Elizabeth is busy getting off the morning letters and we both are due at the regular meeting of our local club. Lovingly, Harriet”

Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon to feature author and social critic Susan Faludi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

Monday, November 19, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon

to feature author and social critic Susan Faludi

 

Rochester, NY—Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and social critic, will be the keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony annual birthday luncheon on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.  The event—the House’s major fundraiser—celebrates Susan B. Anthony’s life, work, and legacy, and is held each year near her February 15 birthday.  Presenting sponsor this year is Van Bortel Ford—Van Bortel Subaru.

Ms. Faludi has gained national attention for her progressive and challenging approach to gender identity through her two books, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, and Stiffed: the Betrayal of the American Man. Her newest book, The Terror Dream, asserts that our country’s response to the tragedy of September 11, 2001 has stimulated a climate that is hostile to American women and challenges its readers to examine numerous events of the past six years in new and different ways.

Deborah Hughes, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House, says “Susan B. Anthony made it a practice to bring exciting women to Rochester and provide them with a platform to say something fresh and challenging about the times. We believe Ms. Faludi will do the same for our audience as we honor Miss Anthony’s birthday.”

Invitations for the event will be mailed in mid-December. For more information, or to add your name to the mailing list, please call 585-235-6124, ext. 10.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

“If only the walls could talk:” Sometimes they do at Susan B. Anthony House

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Monday, November 19, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

“If only the walls could talk:”

Sometimes they do at Susan B. Anthony House

Rochester, NY—Interior restoration at the Susan B. Anthony House brought forth an unexpected gem recently—an unopened letter that has been hidden in the wall for 106 years.

The letter, addressed simply to “Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, New York,” was mailed from Warren, Ohio in April of 1901.  In it, Harriet Taylor Upton, then president of the Ohio Woman’s Suffrage Association and treasurer of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association, addresses Miss Anthony as “Aunt Susan” and describes local political activities in Ohio, including Upton’s successful campaign for school board. The letter is brief, newsy, gossipy, and obviously written from one good friend to another. Included in the envelope was a check made out to Miss Anthony for “clerk salary for March.”

Volunteers and staff at the Anthony House believe that the letter was inadvertently dropped through cracks in the stairway as it was being delivered to Miss Anthony’s second-floor study or third-floor workroom. It was found inside the plaster wall beneath the main staircase by one of the craftspeople working on the extensive restoration that has been in progress at the House for the past year-and-a-half.

Deborah Hughes, executive director of the Anthony House, declared, “There’s always something new to discover at the Susan B. Anthony House.”

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

Susan B. Anthony House and Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley collaborate on exciting program for girls

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony House and Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley collaborate on exciting program for girls

 

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House and the Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley are pleased to announce a special new program called Inspiration Express. The program uses Miss Anthony’s exceptional life and work as inspiration to help girls ages 9-18 learn to evaluate community needs, identity their own interests, and combine the two to create meaningful and lasting community-service projects. The program satisfies the rigorous community-service requirement of the age-specific Bronze, Silver, and Gold achievement awards, the highest honors Girl Scouts can achieve.

Inspiration Express brings the troops and their leaders to the Anthony House for a tour created specifically to emphasize Miss Anthony’s community involvement. Following the tour, the Girl Scouts take part in a variety of activities in the Carriage House (behind the Visitors Center) to explore their own interests, their understanding of community needs, and the ways these two can be combined for meaningful projects.

Inspiration Express was piloted during the summer with a troop of Girl Scouts, led by Brighton Justice Karen Morris, that normally meets at Anthony Square Apartments, just around the corner from Miss Anthony’s home.  The program then was included in the fall program guide and was launched in early November. The demand has been so great that more sessions at each level have been added.

Inspiration Express may serve as a template from which programs for other groups of young people may be developed.

The Susan B. Anthony House shares the story of Susan B. Anthony’s lifelong struggle to gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all.  We keep her vision and struggle alive by owning and protecting Anthony’s National Historic Landmark home; collecting artifacts and research materials directly related to her life and work; and making these resources available to the public through tours, publications, educational and interpretive programs, and the Internet.  The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Susan B. Anthony House closing temporarily for interior restoration

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CONTACT:

Monday, October 1, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House closing temporarily

for interior restoration

Rochester, NY—Susan B. Anthony House will be closed October 2, 3, and 4 for public tours because interior restoration work needs to be done in the front hallway, the House’s main entrance.  The House is expected to re-open for daily tours on Friday, October 5, 2007.

All special educational programs will take place as scheduled.

“We’ve been very fortunate to have remained open for tours all throughout the past year that that interior work has been going on,” states Deborah Hughes, executive director. “But the plaster repair in the front hallway requires us to close off the front door for everyone’s safety. Our great craftspeople will ensure that the disruption of our public hours is as short as possible.”

Visitors should call the House at 585-235-6124 for the latest information about hours.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

Susan B. Anthony House announces new hours

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Friday, September 28, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House announces new hours

Rochester, NY— The Susan B. Anthony House, Rochester’s first National Historic Landmark,  announces new expanded hours for public tours throughout the year. The House will be open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided tours begin on the hour and half hour and are approximately one hour in length.  The last tour of the day begins at 4 p.m.

The new hours will remain in effect all year round. In previous years, the House reduced hours and days for public tours between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Admission to the House is $6 for adults,  $5 for seniors, and $3 for students.  Members receive free admission.  All children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Group tours for 12 people or more are available by appointment.

The House is located in the Susan B. Anthony Historic Preservation District at 17 Madison St. in Rochester, off West Main Street, a few blocks west of the Inner Loop. For more information, call (585) 235-6124.

For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. (Board of Trustees, January 2007)

Brandywine Trio presents benefit for Susan B. Anthony House

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Friday, September 21, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Brandywine Trio presents benefit for

Susan B. Anthony House

Rochester, NY—The Brandywine Trio, three exciting and dynamic young musicians from the faculty of the Hochstein School of Music, will present an evening of stunning music by remarkable women composers of the 19^th-, 20^th-, and 21^st– centuries in a concert to benefit the Susan B. Anthony House. The event takes place Thursday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, corner of East and Meigs, in downtown Rochester. Tickets are $12 each and can be ordered by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Violinist Ruth Marie Ballance created the event as a way to honor great women composers because she wanted to do something to support the Susan B. Anthony House. She is joined in the trio by pianist Doleen Hood and cellist Jared Ballance. The program will include the Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of Felix; the Piano Trio, Op. 150, by music prodigy Amy Beach; and the funk-inspired piano trio written by up-and-coming composer Orianna Webb. For more information on the program and performers, please contact Ruth Marie Balance at 216-496-1150 or rmbridge@hotmail.com.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

Brandywine Trio presents benefit for Susan B. Anthony House

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Brandywine Trio presents benefit for

Susan B. Anthony House

Rochester, NY—The Brandywine Trio, three exciting and dynamic young musicians from the faculty of the Hochstein School of Music, will present an evening of stunning music by remarkable women composers of the 19^th-, 20^th-, and 21^st– centuries in a concert to benefit the Susan B. Anthony House. The event takes place Thursday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, corner of East and Meigs, in downtown Rochester. Tickets are $12 each and can be ordered by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Violinist Ruth Marie Ballance created the event as a way to honor great women composers because she wanted to do something to support the Susan B. Anthony House. She is joined in the trio by pianist Doleen Hood and cellist Jared Ballance. The program will include the Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of Felix; the Piano Trio, Op. 150, by music prodigy Amy Beach; and the funk-inspired piano trio written by up-and-coming composer Orianna Webb. For more information on the program and performers, please contact Ruth Marie Balance at 216-496-1150 or rmbridge@hotmail.com.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.