Friends of Susan B. Anthony House invites you to its spring luncheon on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. with featured speaker Maxine van de Wetering, Ph.D. on the topic, “Women Have Always Worked!” Dr. van de Wetering is professor Read More
Year: 2011
Order “Ms. Anthony” today!
The Susan B. Anthony House proudly presents “Ms. Anthony,” created exclusively for us by the Abigail Riggs Collection. It’s a limited-edition, faux-alligator, contemporary version of the handbag Susan B. Anthony carried on her many campaigns around the country and to Europe, working for women’s equality. Don’t wait to buy yours—they are selling fast! Order yours today!
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 may recognize this children’s jump-rope rhyme Read More
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, Read More