Susan B. Anthony Family Blog

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The Life of Susan B. Anthony

Was Susan B. A Homebody?

Susan B. Anthony gave approximately 100 speeches a year, by her own account, crisscrossing the United States to do so. Her woman suffrage campaign even

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Victorian

American Classic Filmed in Spain?

Recently I watched In The Heart of the Sea, a visual feast for those interested in the whaling industry of the mid-nineteenth century. I found several noteworthy

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Books about Susan B. Anthony

New Book Coming Soon!

My new book on Susan B. Anthony’s brother Daniel will soon hit the shelves. I’m anticipating publication this summer or fall. If you love history and enjoy

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Civil War

Saving Lincoln from Abduction

When the city of Washington was under siege at the onset of the Civil War, the White House feared that President Lincoln would be abducted. Read all

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The Life of Susan B. Anthony

Susan B., Up Close

Did young Susan B. dutifully eat her vegetables, wonders Sonja Livingston, in Queen of the Fall. And when she got older, was she too preoccupied with higher things

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The Anthony Family

Susan B.’s Sibling Trivia

Seventy people joined me for a presentation on the Anthony siblings at Webster Immanuel Lutheran Church today. What a program! Each week they meet for

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Contemporaries of the Anthonys

Tracking Women’s Rights

Recently I had the pleasure of presenting Susan B. Anthony in costume at the World of Inquiry School in the Rochester City School District. Approximately

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Victorian

Dressing for the Weather

As Martha’s Vineyard, along with the rest of the northeast, braces itself for another mass of cold and ice this week, I can’t help but

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