Second Floor -
Second Floor Study, Mary Anthony's Room, Susan B Anthony's Bedroom

Second Floor Study	Miss Anthony's study shows some of the ties to her leadership in the Abolitionist movement (Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of the "Liberator"). It was also her operations room for scores of sufferage campaigns ranging from New York State to Washington D.C., and to the Oregon Territory. Exhausted volunteers often slept on every bed, sofa, and floor in the house.
Sister Mary's Room	Mary S. Anthony, first woman principal in Rochester, accepted the position on the condition that her salary equal her male predecessor since women taught for 1/4 to 1/2 a male teacher's pay at that time. Not as famous as her sister, but nonetheless an ardent suffragist, Mary Anthony wrote on her 1901 tax bill: "Enclosed find $62.63 city tax which I pay under protest, still believing that taxation without representation is as great a tyranny today...as it was in 1776... Yours for Equal Rights...."
Susan B. Anthony's Bedroom	In this room Susan B. Anthony died in 1906. It contains the original furniture and many artifacts including the "feather-star" pattern quilt on the bed. It was made by Miss Anthony and her sister Hannah for Hannah's wedding . The Anthony family was very close and supportive of Miss Anthony's work on behalf of women. All her sisters -- Guelma, Hannah, and Mary -- illegaly voted with her in 1872.
Washstand and Alligator Bag	On the dresser is the small alligator satchel Miss Anthony travelled with for many years over many thousands of miles on trains and stagecoaches. It was always filled with handbills and speeches ready to begin the next campaign.

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