Category: 2008

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Monday, November 03, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony to Visit Historic Site

of her Illegal Vote for President in 1872

 

Rochester, NY—Susan B. Anthony, as portrayed by Rochesterian Barbara Blaisdell, will lead a group of people from the Susan B. Anthony House at 17 Madison Street at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 4, to the site on West Main Street where she and a group of women voted in the 1872 presidential election. The group will include members of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association who are friends and neighbors of the Anthony House today. It will also include visitors from Nigeria and Sudan, women who are guests of the State Department and have been invited to the United States to observe our country’s election process.

The site on West Main Street is directly across from Canal Street and near Hahn Automotive. In 1872, there was a shop at this location that also served as a polling place. There, Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women cast their ballots, believing that the 15^th amendment gave them that right. Miss Anthony’s arrest in her Madison Street home two weeks later, and subsequent trial in Canandaigua the following spring, demonstrated that the amendment’s reference to “citizens of the United States” did not include women.

A statue commemorating their courageous action in 1872 is planned for the site on West Main Street, to be designed by Rochester artist, Pepsy Kettavong. Kettavong created the Anthony-Douglass statue in Anthony Park on Madison Street and the Nathaniel Rochester statue in the South Wedge. A prototype of his proposed statue for the voting site will be shown at the commemoration on West Main Street, to which the public is invited to attend.

 

Background: The Susan B. Anthony House was Anthony’s home during the most politically active period of her life and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. It became incorporated as a memorial to Susan B. Anthony in 1946. It is a National Historic Landmark and is supported primarily through the contributions of its members.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

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Friday, October 31, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House announces Election Day special!

Rochester, NY—All citizens exercising their right to vote and proclaiming that by wearing an “I Voted Today” sticker on Election Day will receive free admission to the Susan B. Anthony House on Tuesday, November 4.

The National Historic Landmark museum will give those who have voted the opportunity to tour the House for free during its normal tour hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone wearing an “I Voted Today” sticker from any polling site will be admitted without charge. Refreshments, while supplies last, will be served in the Carriage House after the tour and each voter will also receive an Anthony House button that reads “VOTE said the lady with the alligator purse,” a line from the children’s jump-rope rhyme that is a reference to Susan B. Anthony.

An ardent abolitionist, labor activist, educational reformer, temperance worker, suffragist, and women’s rights campaigner, Miss Anthony was arrested in 1872 at her home for the crime of voting—it was then a crime because she was a woman. Forty-eight years later, and fourteen years after her death, the 19^th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing women the right to vote. In honor of her life’s work, it is known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

Tours last approximately 45 minutes. The Susan B. Anthony House is located at 17 Madison Street, off West Main. The House is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $4.50 for seniors, $3 for students.

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Monday, October 06, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

From the Susan B. Anthony House:

VOTE! said the lady with the alligator purse

 

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House, home for forty years of the famed women’s-rights and human-rights advocate, is promoting the vote this year with a bold new pin that directs one and all “VOTE! said the lady with the alligator purse.” The line is taken from an old children’s jump-roping rhyme:

Miss Lulu had a baby.

She called him Tiny Tim.

She put him in the bathtub

to see if he could swim.

He drank up all the water

He ate up all the soap.

He tried to eat the bathtub

but it wouldn’t go down his throat.

Call for the doctor

Call for the nurse

Call for the Lady

with the Alligator Purse!

Mumps, said the doctor

Measles, said the nurse

Vote! said the Lady

With the Alligator Purse!

 

And of course, the lady with the alligator purse was Susan B. Anthony! For dozens of years, Miss Anthony traveled all over the United States and Europe, promoting woman suffrage. She became well known in all the places she went for her signature ensemble—long black dress, red shawl, and alligator bag. Children everywhere knew her as “the lady with the alligator purse” and so eventually included her in a jump-rope rhyme.

 

The Susan B. Anthony House is selling the buttons for $1.99 each in its gift shop in the Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The gift shop also sells jump ropes that include the rhyme.

 

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.

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.

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September 12, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Public Relations & Communications

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers,

announces volunteer training dates for fall

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers to help inspire visitors with the story of the remarkable woman who lived at 17 Madison Street for 40 years. The House needs volunteers to serve as tour guides, greeters, gift-shop attendants, and facilitators for educational programs as more and more visitors come to the House to learn more about the pioneer who fought for most of her 86 years to gain full rights of citizenship for women.

Register now for the 3-part training session for new volunteers scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on September 20, September 27, and October 5. Call our volunteer liaison at 585-235-6124, ext. 16. Volunteers need to attend all training sessions to become certified.  Volunteers are then asked to work a minimum of two 3-hour shifts each month.

Volunteers at the Susan B. Anthony House help preserve this national treasure—Susan B. Anthony’s home for 40 years, from 1866 until her death in 1906—and inspire visitors with the always timely and relevant story of her exceptional courage and determination.

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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 (mission statement adopted by the board of trustees 1/07).

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

September 3, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Public Relations & Communications

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House needs volunteers,

announces volunteer training dates for fall

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers to help inspire visitors with the story of the remarkable woman who lived at 17 Madison Street for 40 years. The House needs volunteers to serve as tour guides, greeters, gift-shop attendants, and facilitators for educational programs as more and more visitors come to the House to learn more about the pioneer who fought for most of her 86 years to gain full rights of citizenship for women.

Register now for the 3-part training session for new volunteers scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on September 20, September 27, and October 5. Call our volunteer liaison at 585-235-6124, ext. 16. Volunteers need to attend all training sessions to become certified.  Volunteers are then asked to work a minimum of two 3-hour shifts each month.

Volunteers at the Susan B. Anthony House help preserve this national treasure—Susan B. Anthony’s home for 40 years, from 1866 until her death in 1906—and inspire visitors with the always timely and relevant story of her exceptional courage and determination.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Press Conference at Susan B. Anthony House at 2 p.m. on Sunday—Sending Anthony Artifacts to the West Coast

Rochester, NY—Come to the Carriage House of the Susan B. Anthony House on Sunday at 2 p.m. and help Rochester send off three Anthony artifacts for a two-year loan to the state of Washington. As part of the 19^th Amendment Celebration at the Anthony House and Park on Sunday, August 24, 2008, the House will have these artifacts on display, after which the items will leave Rochester to be part of an exhibit celebrating Washington’s 100^th anniversary of woman suffrage. The artifacts—all of which belonged to Susan B. Anthony herself—include a beautiful braided velvet cloak, a wonderful 19^th-century inkwell, and eyeglasses and case. The artifacts will be on display in the Carriage House from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday only.

The 19^th Amendment Celebration, co-hosted by the Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association, takes place Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the House and in the Park, all on Madison Street. The celebration commemorates the 88^th anniversary in 2008 of the ratification of the 19^th amendment that finally gave women the right to vote in 1920.  invite one and all to celebrate the ratification of the 19^th amendment to the US Constitution, also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment.

The event includes tours of the House and neighborhood activities in the Susan B. Anthony Park. Susan B. Anthony, Mary Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and other historic figures may make appearances.

The event is open to the public.

Background: The Susan B. Anthony House was Anthony’s home during the most politically active period of her life and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. Anthony’ story of courage and determination has been told and retold to visitors for more than 60 years. The Susan B. Anthony House, a National Historic Landmark, is supported primarily through the contributions of its members.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House and Neighborhood Association to Celebrate 88 in 2008!

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association invite one and all to celebrate the ratification of the 19^th amendment to the US Constitution—finally giving women the right to vote in 1920—on Sunday, August 24, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Park on Madison Street. This marks the 88^th anniversary of the amendment’s ratification. It is also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment.

The event includes tours of the House and neighborhood activities in the Susan B. Anthony Park. Susan B. Anthony, Mary Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and other historic figures may make appearances.

On display in the Carriage House will be three artifacts that belonged to Miss Anthony—a velvet cloak, an inkwell, and eyeglasses and case—that  are soon to travel to the state of Washington where they will be included for the next two years in a traveling exhibit celebrating the state’s 100^th anniversary of woman suffrage.

The event is open to the public.

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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.

Susan B. Anthony House to commemorate the

anniversary of Miss Anthony’s death

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House will observe the 102nd anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s death this Thursday, March 13, 2008 with the hanging of the funeral wreath on the front door of #17 Madison Street at 11:00 a.m. The wreath-hanging will be followed by a short presentation about Miss Anthony’s life and legacy by executive director, Deborah L. Hughes.   Susan B. Anthony died in her bedroom on the second floor of #17 Madison Street on March 13, 1906, at the age of 86.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Event day: cell: 585-739-0128

Press Conference with Susan Faludi tomorrow

before the Susan B. Anthony House Annual Birthday Luncheon

Rochester, NY—Media is invited to a press conference with Susan Faludi tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in the Riverside Court on the Galleria level. The press conference will preceed Ms. Faludi’s appearance as keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony Annual Birthday Luncheon that will start at noon.  The event is the Susan B. Anthony House’s major annual fundraiser.

Ms. Faludi’s 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; the book 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.