Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
I love the ongoing discussion about Susan B. Anthony on this blog and the implications of what it must have been like for Susan to devote her life to the vote. Today we can take on challenges, like Susan did, that are meaningful (and even have fun) while making a difference. How would Susan respond to…
Continue ReadingIt’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…
Continue ReadingPlays and dressups aren’t the big activity these days that they might have been in years past before film and TV took over the lion’s share of entertainment. I remember how much fun it was to write a script for a play, cast the performers (usually my sister and brothers), and invite my parents to…
Continue ReadingI’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…
Continue ReadingThree years ago I produced my first skit about Susan B. Anthony’s trial. I didn’t feature it on the invitation I circulated, mainly because I wasn’t convinced I could pull it off. I did. And now I’m working on another production for June 19th, the actual day when Susan B. Anthony stood up to the…
Continue Reading“I’VE GONE AND DONE IT” This is what Susan B. Anthony told Elizabeth Cady Stanton in a letter after she voted illegally in Rochester, New York in November 1872. On Friday, I voted in a county election. When I got home, I thought about Susan’s comment (“I’ve gone and done it”). It’s the perfect time…
Continue ReadingDo you love dress ups like I do? Suffrage blogger Antonia Petrash spent an afternoon at a vintage clothes shop on Long Island and blogged about the experience. I dressed in my grandmother Edna’s dresses at about age ten. Here’s what I wrote about the experience: “Bonded from wearing Grandmother Edna Kearns’ dresses.” In recent news…
Continue ReadingOf all the events for fun and parties in the weeks ahead, June 19th offers a great opportunity. Tea and sweets. Possibly a fundraiser for your organization. Celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s trial for illegal voting. With not much effort and a few hams in your group, you can act out the trial in the spirit…
Continue ReadingWe’re interested in bringing our fabulous suffrage history of the past together with the present day and then informing and inspiring the future. One way is by visiting suffrage historic sites. Birthdays are always a fun celebration, especially with it being Susan B. Anthony’s birthday this weekend. What better way to celebrate than to help…
Continue ReadingWho loves Susan B. Anthony? Thousands of people, and that includes hundreds who attended the annual luncheon of the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, NY. this week. Susan’s birthday is on Saturday, February 15th. I wrote an article about Susan, her fans in Rochester, and how the Susan B. Anthony House will be launching…
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