FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Thursday, January 31, 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—Tickets are still available for the Susan B. Anthony House annual birthday luncheon to be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Individual tickets are $50; tables of ten are $500. Please call 585-279-7490, ext. 10 to make your reservation.
The event is the Susan B. Anthony House’s major annual fundraiser. This year the keynote speaker is Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and social critic whose most recent book, The Terror Dream, was recently named a finalist in the National Book Critics Circle Award. 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.”
Presenting sponsor this year is Van Bortel Ford-Van Bortel Subaru.
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.