FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Ellen K. Wheeler, (585) 279-7490, ext. 15, Public Relations & Communications Director
Rochester, NY—Deborah L. Hughes, president and CEO of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, and Sally Roesch Wagner, executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center in Fayetteville, NY, will explore the differences between two celebrated leaders of the suffrage movement in a presentation at the Rosendale Theater in Rosendale, NY on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The event is jointly sponsored by the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, & Votes for Women 2020.*
In an interesting juxtaposition, the presentation will feature Sally Roesch Wagner (Gage Center director) reading from letters, speeches, and other writings of Susan B. Anthony and Deborah L. Hughes (Anthony House director) sharing Gage’s correspondence and excerpts from speeches. Together they will reveal the rupture between Anthony and Gage, the issues that divided them, and the repercussions of their split. After the presentation, the audience will be invited to join the conversation.
Deborah L. Hughes is a strong advocate for human rights and equal opportunity, especially for those who suffer discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic circumstance. With a master’s degree in theology, she brings a depth of knowledge and breadth of experience to this special program that looks at the role of religion in social reform.
Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner is one of the first women to in the United States to receive a doctorate in women’s studies and is founder of one of the country’s first women’s studies programs. An author and lecturer, Dr. Wagner appeared in the Ken Burns’ PBS documentary Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, for which she also wrote the accompanying faculty guide.
Tickets are priced at $20.20 (tax-deductible, available at www.rosendaletheater.org or the box office.)
*Votes For Women 2020 is a non-profit corporation organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment (August 26, 1920) to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote and the 200th anniversary of the birth (February 15, 1820) of Susan B. Anthony.
Anthony House Mission Statement (adopted 4/2010): The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House® preserves the National Historic Landmark where the great reformer lived for 40 of her most politically active years, collects and exhibits artifacts related to her life and work, and offers programs through its learning center that challenge individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & 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.
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