Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

10/09/2026

This is what it looks like when community members gather to teach other. If you'd like to join in the fun, register for our upcoming event, Crafting Through History: Knitting!

Details within: https://shop.susanb.org/products/crafting-through-history-knitting?_pos=1&_sid=a5e1090a2&_ss=r

10/06/2026

Are you a yeoman of the yarn? Do you yearn to become one? Join us for the Crafting Through History event you've been clamoring for! KNITTING!

Anthony Museum staff will share anecdotes about the historical intertwining of the women's rights movement and fiber arts while Sew Green volunteers will provide knitting instruction. Beginners are welcome and supplies are provided!

REGISTER TODAY, as this one is likely to sell out: https://shop.susanb.org/products/crafting-through-history-knitting?_pos=1&_sid=596db247c&_ss=r

10/01/2026

Are you tired of surface-level content? Too many 30-second blasts of information about what feels like important topics? Who isn’t!

Try something new with the Anthony Museum’s Guest Lecture Series, where we invite experts to give talks on pressing topics. Next week, on Thursday, October 8th at 6:30, our Director of Education Taylor Phillips will give a FREE talk on the history of voter suppression in the United States. What could be more relevant during election season?

If you’ve been thinking about attending our programming, now is the perfect time to check it out!

In-person registrations are SOLD OUT, but virtual passes are still available at: https://shop.susanb.org/products/2026-2027-guest-lecture-series?variant=43110577012832

09/30/2026

On December 3, 1847, Frederick Douglass published the first issue of The North Star in Rochester, New York. Named for Polaris, the star that helped guide people escaping enslavement north, the newspaper carried the words shown here on its masthead as part of a longer motto.

In its pages, Douglass attacked slavery, called for emancipation, and argued for the rights and advancement of Black Americans. He also advocated for the women’s movement. After attending the 1848 women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, he used The North Star to defend women’s suffrage.

For Douglass, a newspaper was more than a record of events. The North Star carried calls for freedom and equality far beyond the city where it was printed.

09/25/2026

Vote early at the Anthony Museum October 24 - November 1!

For more details about early voting in Rochester, visit: monroecounty.gov.elections

09/24/2026

The Anthony Museum is embracing fall with some new plantings 🌻🍁🍂

Our fall plantings were made possible through a City of Rochester Neighbors in Action grant.

09/23/2026

Born on this day in 1863, Mary Church Terrell became a powerful voice for women’s rights and racial justice.

An educator, organizer, and lifelong advocate, she worked to expand opportunities for Black Americans and challenged the barriers in their way. Her determination carried her through more than six decades of activism.

Swipe to learn about her remarkable life and legacy.

09/21/2026

When he moved to the United States from Japan, newspaper reporter Mitsuyoshi Hirano had never heard of Susan B. Anthony. But one day, his eight-year-old son told him he had learned about "a very important person."

President & CEO Allison Hinman spoke with Hirano about Anthony's legacy for the Japenese national newspaper The Mainichi.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0in/022000c

WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- One day in mid-May after arriving home from school, my eldest son, 8, informed me,

09/18/2026

This morning we announced that the Anthony Museum has partnered with RightHear to make our spaces more accessible to blind and low-vision visitors. This was a community-driven effort, the result of months of collaboration with guests who had asked for better access to our experience.

Thank you to Dr. Shirley Green, Commissioner of the Department of Recreation and Human Services for the City of Rochester, Diana Rapp Keating, Vice President of Marketing for Visit Rochester, and Xander Rohring, Director of Communications and Marketing for the Rochester Chamber of Commerce for helping us mark the occasion.

Thank you especially to Helen Kiprono, a RightHear ambassador and also founder and chair of Camp Possibilities, for helping us test our new system and spread the word about the importance of access to cultural experiences for all people.