Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

Susan B. Anthony Museum & House The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House welcomes you to her National Historic Landmark home. Susan B.
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Anthony Museum & House is a learning center that shares the story of Susan B. Anthony's life and work through tours and programs at the modest home in the heart of Rochester, NY, that was the home base for the great reformer for 40 years and through an online presence. Now a National Historic Landmark, the House was the headquarters of the National American Woman Suffrage Association when Anthony

was president. Anthony was arrested here for voting in 1872, and she died in her room in this house in 1906. Docents share the story of her courage and perseverance through tours from 11-5 every day but Monday and major holidays. During the pandemic, please book your tours online at susanb.org

What does independence mean to you?Image Source: National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution
09/02/2026

What does independence mean to you?

Image Source: National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution

Are you a teacher who would like to share Susan B. Anthony’s story with your students, but an in-person visit to the Nat...
09/01/2026

Are you a teacher who would like to share Susan B. Anthony’s story with your students, but an in-person visit to the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House may not be feasible?

Bring Susan B. Anthony’s life and work into your classroom with a guided virtual tour of her National Historic Landmark home! Join with your group via Zoom to explore the Anthony House and learn how Susan spent four decades working for civil rights from her headquarters at 17 Madison Street in Rochester, NY.

In addition, we offer a live, online educational program tailored to your classroom’s grade level, complete with activities and discussions led by Anthony Museum staff. This program can be added to a virtual House tour for a longer, more in-depth field trip experience.

For more information, visit: https://susanb.org/school-programs/

Today, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day and 106 years since the certification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920....
08/26/2026

Today, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day and 106 years since the certification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920.

The amendment represented a historic expansion of voting rights and a major victory for generations of women who organized, advocated, and demanded a voice in American democracy.

For Susan B. Anthony, that fight was rooted in a broader commitment to universal suffrage and equal citizenship. A vision in which political participation would not be limited by s*x and all people could have a voice in the democracy that governed them. Though she did not live to see the 19th Amendment become part of the Constitution, the movement she helped build carried that vision forward.

More than a century later, we honor those who refused to accept inequality as inevitable and celebrate the progress their determination made possible. Let us carry that legacy forward as each new generation continues to expand the meaning of equality.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Ken Frederick. Ken had served as a trustee since June 2023 and was...
08/25/2026

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Ken Frederick. Ken had served as a trustee since June 2023 and was involved with the Collections & Education Committee, Finance Committee, and provided leadership during the development of the Anthony Museum's 2025-2029 Strategic Plan.

In addition to his board service, Ken participated in our annual Guest Lecture Series and shared his research on other remarkable women of Rochester such as Kate Gleason and Blanche Stuart Scott, America's first woman pilot. As a photographer, Ken also volunteered his time assisting us with digitizing our permanent collection.

He split his time between Rochester and Houston and was a passionate supporter of a number of nonprofit organizations. In Rochester, Ken served as chair of the board of trustees at the George Eastman Museum. In Houston, he served as the secretary of the board of directors of FotoFest, an organization dedicated to advancing photography through exhibitions, public programs, and publications. He was also a participant in several Museum of Fine Arts, Houston patron groups, which purchase artwork for the museum. In addition, Ken has donated his own photographic work to decorate public areas in several Houston affordable-housing facilities designed and built by the nonprofit New Hope Housing.

Ken was an incredibly kind and a gentle soul. We are grateful for his many contributions to the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. He will be missed. Our hearts go out to Ken's colleagues, friends, and loved ones.

Join us on Saturday, August 29th at 11 am for "The History of Hysteria: Women's Mental Health in the 19th and 20th Centu...
08/20/2026

Join us on Saturday, August 29th at 11 am for "The History of Hysteria: Women's Mental Health in the 19th and 20th Centuries," presented by Azul Garcia. This event is free and open to the public and will be offered in-person and virtually. In-person seats are limited so be sure to register at https://susanb.org/event/internship-spotlight-azul-garcia/

On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment reached the final state needed for ratification — a historic milestone in t...
08/18/2026

On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment reached the final state needed for ratification — a historic milestone in the generations long fight for women’s suffrage.

Today, we honor that achievement while reflecting on the barriers that remained and the work that continued.

Swipe through to explore this milestone, what it changed, and the broader struggle for access to the ballot.

A right promised is not always a right protected.On August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act became law after generations o...
08/06/2026

A right promised is not always a right protected.

On August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act became law after generations of organizing, protest, sacrifice, and demands for federal action.

Sixty-one years later, its history reminds us that hard-won progress can be transformative—and still vulnerable.

Scroll through to explore the long struggle between constitutional promise and lived reality.

Address

17 Madison Street
Rochester, NY
14608

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+15852356124

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