Susan B. Anthony House Announces Leadership Change

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Monday, March 19, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Susan B. Anthony House Announces Leadership Change

Executive Director Patrice Sampson-Bouchard to Step Down;

Deborah F. Lattime Named Interim Director

Rochester, N.Y.—The Susan B. Anthony House today announced that Patrice Sampson-Bouchard will step down as executive director effective March 31 and that Deborah F. Lattime, currently development officer for the House, will serve as interim director while a search committee seeks a permanent director.

In making the announcement, Linda Gillim, chair of the House’s Board of Trustees, said, “This is an extremely exciting time for the Susan B. Anthony House, having begun and made significant progress on the highly anticipated interior restoration of the House and recently adopted a new strategic vision that sets the direction for the organization to move into continued growth in the coming years.”

“We are very appreciative of Patrice’s leadership during a period of transition for the House and are eager to welcome a new director to continue the many programs and initiatives that have begun under Patrice’s guidance,” Gillim said.

Gillim pointed to a number of achievements since 2005:

• Completion of restoration of Miss Anthony’s bedroom and front parlor, with significant progress on four other rooms in her home.

•  Approval by the State Historic Preservation Office for a landscape rehabilitation project.

• The launch of new inspiration programs,  Inspiration Express, for girls ages 9-18 in partnership with the Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley, and Inspiring Seniors for older adults.

• Growth in government and foundation support for the House’s activities, including grants from the New York Senate through the efforts of James Alesi and Joseph Robach,  and support for the House’s inspiration programs from various Rochester foundations and corporations.

• An expanded corps of volunteers to assist with finance, marketing, and programming.

• Successful annual birthday celebrations attended by over 1,000 people each year, featuring nationally-acclaimed speakers Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006) and Judy Woodruff (2007).

Sampson-Bouchard, who became executive director of the House in December, 2005, will be joining a national financial-services organization as a consultant and producer. Deborah Lattime has extensive background in not-for-profit management, both as board and staff member. She has held numerous leadership positions during the past 25 years in organizations including the Episcopal SeniorLife Communities, Garth Fagan Dance, and Opera Theatre of Rochester. She currently serves on the board of the Mary Cariola Children’s Center and Friends of Eastman Opera.

A search committee has been formed and is chaired by long-time trustee Tom Argust. Mr. Argust recently retired as Rochester’s Commissioner of Community Development and has served on the boards of many local civic organizations.

The Susan B. Anthony House is a National Historic Landmark that is part of a campus of 4 buildings located in an historic district of Rochester, NY. It is a learning center where Miss Anthony’s life and work, championing the cause of women’s rights, is shared and interpreted with thousands of visitors each year. Its programs inspire and challenge individuals to effect positive change in their lives and communities.

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 to observe Miss Anthony’s death

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Thursday, March 08, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Susan B. Anthony House to observe

Miss Anthony’s death

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House will observe the 101st anniversary of Miss Anthony’s death next Tuesday, March 13, 2007 with the hanging of the funeral wreath on the front door of #17 Madison Street at 11:00 a.m.  Susan B. Anthony died in her bedroom on the second floor of #17 Madison Street on March 13, 1906, at the age of 86.

Susan B. Anthony House presents SUSAN BEYOND AMERICA on March 12, 2007

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Susan B. Anthony House presents

SUSAN BEYOND AMERICA on March 12, 2007

Rochester, NY—Celebrate Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day (March 8), and the anniversary of the founding of the International Council of Women (March 31, 1888) at a special program at the Susan B. Anthony House on March 12 beginning at noon. Madeline Hansen, former president of Michigan NOW, former executive director of the St. Paul League of Women Voters, and communications director of  Diana Smith’s successful campaign for mayor of Seneca Falls in 2004, will explore Susan B. Anthony’s work to better the lives of women worldwide and her role in founding the International Council of Women that still works today to promote the health, health care and well-being of women throughout the world.

Susan Beyond America: Miss Anthony and the International Council of Women is presented as part of the Susan B. Anthony House According to Anthony luncheon-lecture series.  The program will begin at noon in the Carriage House, behind the Visitors Center at 19 Madison St.  Tickets are $20 and include a catered lunch by Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.  Seating is limited and reservations are required: please call 585-279-7490, ext. 10 by March 9th.

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 presents SUSAN BEYOND AMERICA on March 12, 2007

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House presents

SUSAN BEYOND AMERICA on March 12, 2007

Rochester, NY—Celebrate Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day (March 8), and the anniversary of the founding of the International Council of Women (March 31, 1888) at a special program at the Susan B. Anthony House on March 12 beginning at noon. Madeline Hansen, former president of Michigan NOW, former executive director of the St. Paul League of Women Voters, and communications director of  Diana Smith’s successful campaign for mayor of Seneca Falls in 2004, will explore Susan B. Anthony’s work to better the lives of women worldwide and her role in founding the International Council of Women that still works today to promote the health, health care and well-being of women throughout the world.

Susan Beyond America: Miss Anthony and the International Council of Women is presented as part of the Susan B. Anthony House According to Anthony luncheon-lecture series.  The program will begin at noon in the Carriage House, behind the Visitors Center at 19 Madison St.  Tickets are $20 and include a catered lunch by Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.  Seating is limited and reservations are required: please call 585-279-7490, ext. 10 by March 9th.

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 Presents Women’s Rights—Then and Now

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Thursday, January 18, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Susan B. Anthony House Presents Women’s Rights—Then and Now

 

Rochester, NY—Mary Ellen Zuckerman, Dean of the College of Business at SUNY Geneseo, will deliver a lecture called “Keeping up with the Anthonys: Sustaining the Legacy” at the next According to Anthony luncheon-lecture program, February 5th from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Carriage House behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.

The presentation will compare the struggle for women’s rights in the 19^th century to the struggles of women today. Tickets are $20, including a catered lunch. To register, call 585-279-7490, ext. 10 by February 3.

Judy Woodruff to speak at the Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon

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Thursday, January 11, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Judy Woodruff to speak at the Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon

Rochester, NY—Judy Woodruff, award-winning journalist, prime-time anchor, former White House correspondent and one of the world’s most prominent female journalists, will be the keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony Annual Birthday Luncheon on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 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.

Woodruff brings decades of broadcast experience and coverage of eight presidential elections to the table. Beginning as White House correspondent for NBC and eventually becoming senior correspondent, anchor and the host of CNN’s Inside Politics—television’s first program devoted exclusively to that subject—Woodruff has covered a changing world for two generations, from the Carter administration to the George W. Bush administration. Most recently she has pioneered a project with PBS to conduct a series of national reports on views of young Americans.

Tables for ten and patron tickets are available by calling 585-235-6124, ext. 15. Individual tickets are available at all Wegmans stores.

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 presents Celestia Bloss, Feminist and Founder of the Clover Street Seminary

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Susan B. Anthony House presents Celestia Bloss, Feminist and Founder of the Clover Street Seminary

 

Rochester, NY— Brighton Town Historian Mary Jo Lanphear  will deliver a lecture entitled  Celestia Bloss, Feminist and Founder of the Clover Street Seminary at the monthly luncheon-lecture series at the Susan B. Anthony House on Monday, January 8, 2007. Lanphear will discuss the life of this fascinating woman, one of Brighton’s most colorful natives, who, in addition to founding the seminary, was an accomplished teacher, an author of history textbooks, and an activist in popular cultural movements of her day.

The lecture is presented as part of the According to Anthony luncheon-lecture program. The program begins at noon on January 8  in the Carriage House, behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.  Tickets are $20 per person and are available by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10 before January 5^th. Lunch is catered by Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.

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 presents Celestia Bloss, Feminist and Founder of the Clover Street Seminary

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House presents Celestia Bloss, Feminist and Founder of the Clover Street Seminary

Rochester, NY— Brighton Town Historian Mary Jo Lanphear  will deliver a lecture entitled  Celestia Bloss, Feminist and Founder of the Clover Street Seminary at the monthly luncheon-lecture series at the Susan B. Anthony House on Monday, January 8, 2007. Lanphear will discuss the life of this fascinating woman, one of Brighton’s most colorful natives, who, in addition to founding the seminary, was an accomplished teacher, an author of history textbooks, and an activist in popular cultural movements of her day.

The lecture is presented as part of the According to Anthony luncheon-lecture program. The program begins at noon on January 8  in the Carriage House, behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.  Tickets are $20 per person and are available by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10 before January 5^th. Lunch is catered by Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.

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 honors volunteers

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Thursday, November 30, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Susan B. Anthony House honors volunteers

 

 

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House honored its 110 and more volunteers on Tuesday, November 28, with a reception and recognition ceremony held in downtown Rochester.

Altogether the volunteers donated more than 6200 hours in the past 12 months to keeping Miss Anthony’s house open and legacy alive for the thousands of visitors who come each year to this National Historic Landmark.

Three volunteers—Colleen Hurst, Mary Huth, and Beverly Vaughan—were honored for more than 16 years of service.

Volunteers at the Susan B. Anthony House provide a variety of vital services that enable the museum to welcome thousands of guests each year. They come from all over the Rochester region (Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Genesee, Wayne counties) to serve as docents, gift-shop volunteers, receptionists, special-projects volunteers, and committee members. Their work keeps this historic treasure open as one of Rochester’s major tourist attractions for people from all over the country and the world.

 

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.

Helen Barrett Montgomery Comes to Tea

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Monday, October 30, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler

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Helen Barrett Montgomery Comes to Tea

 

Rochester, NY— On November 13th, Sally Dodgson will portray Helen Barrett Montgomery — Rochester’s first female public official and one of Rochester’s most prominent women in the early twentieth century.  Hear Miss Montgomery reminisce about her deep friendship and vital collaboration with woman’s rights advocate, Susan B. Anthony—including their struggle to secure women’s admittance to the University of Rochester in 1900.

This 90-minute program, second in the monthly According to Anthony series that takes place from September to June, begins at noon in the Carriage House behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.  Tickets, at $20 per person, are available by calling 279-7490, ext. 10, before November 10. The event includes a catered lunch from  Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.

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.