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A Fifth Grade Feminist
We’re not THAT Susan B. Anthony!
Don’t confuse the Susan B. Anthony House and Museum with the Susan B. Anthony List or any other organization bearing her name.
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Ms. Anthony Product Details
The purse is a contemporary interpretation of Susan B. Anthony’s trademark alligator purse. This limited edition, faux alligator handbag is 17″wide and 5″deep, standing 11″ to the top of the zipper closure and 17″ from the bottom to the top of the handles. The exterior is a glossy, deep chocolate brown; the interior is a …
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Kate Gleason a Remarkable Pioneer
The Anthony House was delighted to feature author Janis F. Gleason for two programs on March 21, introducing the audience to the new biography of the woman Susan B. Anthony declared to be “the ideal business woman of whom I dreamed fifty years ago.” Engineer, entrepreneur, bank executive, and philanthropist were among Kate’s accomplishments. “She …
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Alligator Purse Rhyme
The traveling champion of the women’s rights movement, Susan B. Anthony, was recognized by two trademarks: her red shawl and her alligator “purse.” You can see the famous alligator bag she carried across the United States and to Europe when you visit the Susan B. Anthony House at 17 Madison Street in Rochester, NY. You …
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A Purse of Her Own
Susan B. Anthony worked for many reforms, including suffrage, temperance, and abolition, but found that women were hampered by their lack of power–their lack of money. In the early nineteenth century, very few occupations were open to women. Once married, a woman could not open a bank account,
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