Anthony Center Sets New Sights

A University center founded to honor the legacy of Susan B. Anthony has a new name, new logo, and a new director.

The Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership was officially announced February 15, 2000, the anniversary of the suffragist's birthday.

The new name (the center was created in 1995 as the Susan B. Anthony University Center) better reflects the center's plans for the future, says Nora Bredes, who took over as director July 1, 1999.

"The name clarifies the essence of the center, which has always been to foster women's leadership, and gives people an immediate understanding of why the center exists," Bredes says. "Calling the center 'The Anthony Center' will make us more easily recognizable among all the organizations named after Susan B. Anthony."

The changes are the result of a six-month process that involved members of both the University and the Rochester communities who have been interested in or collaborated on Anthony Center programs.

Among the plans are an expansion of the center's hallmark program, the Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony Conversations on Contemporary Issues, and the launch of a new project, "Women Leading Local Governments."

The annual Conversations bring nationally prominent speakers to Rochester to address issues critical to women's advancement.

The new project, "Women Leading Local Governments," emphasizes the center's role as a public policy resource, with plans to sponsor conventions and other networking opportunities for women officeholders.

Bredes succeeds Nan Johnson.

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