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Susan B. Anthony
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Susan B. Anthony Museum & House works with Mattel on new Barbie doll
The Susan B. Anthony Museum & House consulted on a new Barbie doll honoring the suffragist leader.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Project pins up political art publicly
The “Underpin & Overcoat” installation puts oversized buttons with slogans and stances on downtown & West Side walls.
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Happy 200th birthday to the woman who dared
The media tributes to Susan B. Anthony on the anniversary of her 200th birthday are many and glowing. But the press mocked her mercilessly in during her crusade for women’s suffrage.
Posted inMusic
Susan B. at the symphony
This year’s observances of Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday celebration and the centenary of the 19th Amendment are momentous events, but at first glance they may not seem to inspire musical celebrations – but the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is prepared to prove otherwise this weekend and next.
Posted inMusic
RPO 2019-20 season brings fresh programming
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 Philharmonics and Pops series. Next year’s season features a meticulously crafted blend of beloved, heavyweight composers and fresh, new-to-the-RPO works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Posted inSpecial Sections
Building a ‘progressive’ city
The home of Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and countless social reformers, Rochester has long been labeled ‘progressive’
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Mural series ‘Her Voice Carries’ lifts local women
Rochester-based artist Sarah Rutherford is in the midst of a new series of murals that spotlight local women who work to lift up the voices of others.
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Feedback 11/26
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Stealing Susan B.?
The years can erode the complexity of historical figures. Their lives are reduced to two-dimensional images on currency and schoolroom walls, and then are further distilled into one-note symbols for the movements and mores of the day. But the facts are almost always more robust, frustrating, and fascinating. That’s certainly the case for Rochester suffragist […]
Posted inCulture
Mount Hope Cemetery: A buried treasure
Many know Mount Hope as the final resting place for notable Rochesterians like Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and others. But countless other interesting facts and legends surround the burial grounds.
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‘Susan B. Anthony’ fights to save church
A letter from the activist using the name “Susan B. Anthony” follows this blog. The fate of a historic West Main Street church is one of the bigger stories in Rochester right now. One notable Rochesterian deems it sufficiently critical to interrupt her eternal rest. “Susan B. Anthony” is the force behind an online petition […]
