CONTACT:
Monday, October 30, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler
Director of Development & Public Relations
(585) 279-7490, ext. 12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Helen Barrett Montgomery Comes to Tea
Rochester, NY— On November 13th, Sally Dodgson will portray Helen Barrett Montgomery — Rochester’s first female public official and one of Rochester’s most prominent women in the early twentieth century. Hear Miss Montgomery reminisce about her deep friendship and vital collaboration with woman’s rights advocate, Susan B. Anthony—including their struggle to secure women’s admittance to the University of Rochester in 1900.
This 90-minute program, second in the monthly According to Anthony series that takes place from September to June, begins at noon in the Carriage House behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street. Tickets, at $20 per person, are available by calling 279-7490, ext. 10, before November 10. The event includes a catered lunch from Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.
The Susan B. Anthony House shares the story of Susan B. Anthony’s lifelong struggle to gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all. We keep her vision and struggle alive by owning and protecting Anthony’s National Historic Landmark home; collecting artifacts and research materials directly related to her life and work; and making these resources available to the public through tours, publications, educational and interpretive programs, and the Internet. 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.