Tag: Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony: A life and legacy entwined with Rochester
February 15 marks the birthday of American civil rights and social justice leader Susan B. Anthony. Today, the University of Rochester is a collector, curator, and steward of her legacy.
New exhibit highlights women who changed the world
A Rochester Museum & Science Center exhibit includes nine women with connections to the University.
Library acquires unknown Susan B. Anthony letters found in old barn
Forgotten for over a century, a recently discovered trove of more than a hundred letters fills in the political details of how the suffrage movement was run and the women activists who ran it.
Early Douglass daguerreotype on display
One of the earliest images of the 19th-century abolitionist is on loan at the River Campus Libraries through February. While here, the 1848 portrait will feature in a larger exhibition about the University’s work on researching and preserving daguerreotypes.
Center brings Susan B. Anthony into the 21st century with #SueBSays
While much is known about the famed suffragist’s stance on social equality and slavery, Susan B. Anthony also had lots to say on a variety of issues that still resonate today.
Celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s 195th Birthday
Faculty, students, and staff will celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s birthday with a visit to her gravesite in Mount Hope Cemetery on Monday, Feb. 16.
University acquires newly discovered collection of Susan B. Anthony letters
94 years ago with the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment, women won the right to vote. Now, a newly discovered collection of Susan B. Anthony letters will help show how. The letters were written by Anthony to her “most cherished young lieutenant” Rachel Foster Avery.
Events Explore Susan B. Anthony’s Life and Legacy
It may be difficult for many people to see Susan B. Anthony, who was often photographed looking dignified and austere, as the controversial figure that she was.