“Keeping Susan B. Anthony’s vision alive and relevant is our work and our passion.”
17 Madison Street
The newsletter for the members of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
a National Historic Landmark
17 Madison Street, Rochester, NY
Phone: 585-235-6124
www.susanbanthonyhouse.org
Mark your calendars:
 August 17
Susan B. Anthony
Festival celebrating
the 19th Amendment
noon to 5 pm
in the park, in the
Museum & House, and
in the Carriage House
 August 26
Equality Day
commemorates the
1920 passage of the
19th Amendment
 September 1
Labor Day
Museum & House and
Administrative Offices
closed
17
17 Madison
Madison Street
Street
A message from our membership director
What a wonderful summer it’s been so far! I hope everyone that attended truly enjoyed
Fragile Freedom, a play by Christine Emmert, that took place on Saturday, July 12. We
were also very fortunate to have a special Monday Lecture featuring author Carolyn
Newton Curry on August 4. The Friends of Susan B. Anthony House hosted a very
unique and successful travel adventure: Susan B. Anthony Legacy Trip: Be Part of Her Story
August 4-7.
But there’s still more summer fun to come! I hope to see many of you this Sunday,
Lesia Telega
August 17 at the Susan B. Anthony Festival celebrating the 19th Amendment!
There will be events taking place all along Madison Street and something for everyone to
enjoy! As always, thank you for your support!
“What inspires you about the Susan B. Anthony House?”
Mercy Kirui, our summer intern, a graduate of Rochester Early College
International H.S. and recipient of the 2014 Young Woman of Distinction Award
from the Women’s Council, a Rochester Business Alliance affiliate, describes how
17 Madison Street inspires her:
“Being in that house where Ms. Anthony once lived while she fought for
women’s rights and made a difference in women’s lives makes me feel more
confident in myself as a woman and makes me believe that I can make a
difference in people’s lives too, especially women. Her ‘Failure is Impossible’
quote is
favorite
quote of all times and is also a great inspiration to me.”
Members
of my
the Afghan
women’s
cycling team
Mercy will be attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida this fall.
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17 Madison Street
is published periodically for the
members of the
Susan B. Anthony
Museum & House.
Membership Director:
Lesia Telega
President and CEO:
Deborah L. Hughes
August
August 2014
2014
Mercy Kirui
Susan B. Anthony Festival Sunday, August 17
Join us in celebrating the 94th anniversary of the
Nineteenth Amendment on August 17, 2014 from noon
to 5 p.m. in the park between Madison and King streets
and in the Anthony House. Live music and
entertainment will be provided by local artists, including
6-time Grammy nominee and featured performer at
our 2013
Fall Tea,
Chet
Catallo &
the Cats!
Free walking tours of the Historic Preservation District
will be offered throughout the day. Tours of the Anthony
House will also be available at a discounted cost.
Members receive complimentary admission. Sponsored by
the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and the
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House.
Save the dates—
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SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, October 26, 2014
This year’s
“Let’s have tea with the
Friends of the Susan B.
Anthony Museum & House”
will be held at 3:00 pm
on Sunday, October 26, 2014
at Locust Hill Country Club.
Watch for your invitation in the
mail at the beginning of
September!
It promises to be another great
afternoon of delightful jazz music,
elegant tea and delicious pastry.
This Month in History:
The Anthony & Douglass stained glass windows
Summarized from the Democrat & Chronicle, August, 1907—
submitted by Mary Ellen Sweeney
Starting August 20, 1907 and continuing through the week, the
congregation of the AME Zion Church on Favor Street celebrated
their new edifice and 8 new stained-glass windows. Each evening
there was a service and speeches, ending with the unveiling of
another window. The Democrat & Chronicle stated: “The Rev.
Thomas James established the congregation in1827 for his own
people...The church was home to Frederick Douglass and Harriet
Tubman, as well as a stop-over station for the Underground
Railroad and the focal point for the Negro community. Susan B.
Anthony gave the last public speech she ever made in Rochester
at the Zion Church.”
On August 20, 1907, Frederick Douglass’ window was unveiled
and Major Charles Douglass, son of the great abolitionist,
delivered the principal address. On August 26, Mrs. Hestor Jeffrey,
president of the Susan B. Anthony Club unveiled the windows of
Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and Mrs. Lucy Sprague. On
the platform with Mrs. Jeffrey were Mrs. Jean Brooks Greenleaf
and Mrs. Hannah B. Clark. The women of the Susan B. Anthony
Club stood in the central aisle dressed in white with yellow
ribbons. In her speech Mrs. Jeffrey said “Miss Anthony had stood
by the Negroes when it meant almost death to be a friend of the Susan B. Anthony commemorative stained glass window now
located at the AME Zion Church at 549 Clarissa Street
colored people.”
The article further noted, “Miss Tubman, 95 years old, is still living in her own home in Auburn, NY. Miss Olive
Brooks spoke about Miss Tubman’s life. The last window unveiled was for Mrs. Sprague and donated by her husband
in her memory of her dedication and work for the church.”
New in the museum shop
Take Susan B. Anthony’s inspiring words with you to that next meeting or back to school!
Purchase the new pocket folder featuring six Susan B. Anthony quotes
Standard 9 x 12 folder with two pockets.
$3.99 each