New initiatives link past and present: Seneca Falls Convention Days & Gage Center

 Two important announcements from the “Cradle” of the women’s rights movement of the United States (upstate NY) represent a trend of bringing the past out of isolation and linking a rich cultural heritage to social issues relevant for our times. These initiatives include the Girl Ambassador program of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation in Fayetteville,…

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Susan’s trial party, update on “Suffragette” film, & Prudence Crandall book!

Here’s the basket, ready to go for last Thursday’s Susan B. Anthony party! The play was a hit and marked my niece Tara’s birthday on June 19th, and conveniently Susan B. Anthony’s trial commemoration as well. What fun! There’s other news too. “Suffragette,” the major motion picture from the UK has completed filming and is…

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If Barbara Blaisdell has played Susan B. Anthony for 23 years, when does she BECOME Susan B. Anthony?

It’s amazing that one person, Barbara Blaisdell, has been delighting fans of Susan B. Anthony for the past 23 years by showing up at events and special occasions in the Rochester, New York area, as well as other venues around the state and nation. She’s spoken on numerous occasions to groups large and small, presented…

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Musing about my Susan B. Anthony speech, plus new book about Alice Paul

I’m still working out the details of my Susan B. Anthony speech for the party commemorating the June 19, 1873 presentation Susan gave in court at the Ontario County, NY courthouse for her trial for illegal voting. The occasion: her trial for illegal voting. The courthouse is located in what’s known as the “Cradle” of…

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