Because of Women Like Her…
“Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.” — Susan B. Anthony
In 2020, Rochester celebrates Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which recognized women’s right to vote.
Join us throughout the year as our community comes together…
TO LEARN about our region’s contribution to the fight for equality
Once home to suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony and headquarters of the country’s leading woman suffrage organization, Rochester played a key role in the woman suffrage movement. Failure, Anthony claimed, was impossible. But Anthony was not alone in her work. Who are the lesser-known women and men who stood alongside her and who have continued to fight for women’s equality—and what stories do they have to tell?
TO REFLECT on the legacy of the women’s rights movement
The push for voting rights was a grassroots effort that took U.S. women decades to achieve. Despite facing social ridicule, hostility, and sometimes even legal consequences, suffragists persevered and ultimately triumphed. How does this epic struggle inform our understanding of women’s status in the present day and what it takes to effect meaningful change in our lives?
TO ENGAGE with one another in the work that remains to be done
In winning the right to vote, New York women took an important step towards equality. But suffrage was only one of many goals in the broader women’s rights movement. As we explore the issues that concerned women in the past, we must ask ourselves: how far have we come and how far do we still have to go in achieving true equality for everyone?
“The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man.” — Susan B. Anthony
This site offers historical information on the U.S. woman suffrage movement and Rochester’s role in it, as well as information about programs and events commemorating the suffrage centennial and Anthony’s legacy.