FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Monday, September 25, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler
Director of Development & Public Relations
(585) 279-7490, ext. 12
Susan B. Anthony House welcomes Robert J. Cooney, Jr. for presentation on suffrage
Rochester, NY—Robert J. Cooney, Jr., author and graphic designer, will deliver a lecture and slide presentation based on his extraordinary book, “Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement,” at the next According to Anthony luncheon-lecture program, October 9th from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Carriage House behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.
The slide presentation will draw from the book’s 960 photographs, posters, leaflets, cartoons, campaign buttons, and more that illustrate—with color, intensity, indignation, and humor—the first great non-violent civil-right movement in the 20th century. While the movement covered a 72-year span, from 1848 to1920, his presentation will focus on the early twentieth century and the remarkable personalities and turbulent political campaigns, parades, and tactics used to win the vote in New York state. A book signing will follow.
Tickets are available by calling 279-7490, ext. 10, before Oct. 6th.
Tickets are $20; the event includes a delicious 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.