FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Wednesday, January 16, 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—Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and social critic, will be the keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony annual birthday luncheon on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 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.
Just this week Ms. Faludi’s latest book, The Terror Dream, was named a finalist in the National Book Critics Circle Award. Attached is a column she wrote for the Los Angeles Times, printed January 15, 2008, that is getting extensive attention nationwide.
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.”
Invitations for the event will be mailed in mid-December. For more information, or to add your name to the mailing list, please call 585-235-6124, ext. 10.
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.