Contemporaries of the Anthonys
The Paul Revere of Kansas
The Paul Revere of Kansas rode 30 miles in a snowstorm to deliver important news
Jeanne Gehret
January 31, 2023
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Susan B. Anthony Family Blog
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The Anthonys in Rochester
I have blogged extensively about the Anthony family in Kansas and Martha’s Vineyard because those two areas were the focus of my trilogy’s first book
Jeanne Gehret
January 13, 2023
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The Anthony Family
Missing at Christmas
Jon and I anticipated the best-ever Christmas this year. Our three year-old grandson, who shall be called Munchkin, is finally old enough to get the
Jeanne Gehret
January 11, 2023
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The Anthony Family
Anna Osborn Anthony, Wife of D.R. Anthony
Anna Osborn Anthony (usually called Annie) married thirty-nine-year-old Daniel Read Anthony when she was just nineteen. Only the basic facts and a few tantalizing glimpses remain of her.
Jeanne Gehret
December 9, 2022
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Who was Susan B. Anthony’s sister Guelma?
Susan B. Anthony’s sister Guelma Penn Anthony McLean (1818- 1873) was the oldest child in the Anthony family. She was 20 months older than Susan.
Jeanne Gehret
November 11, 2022
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Voting with Susan B. Anthony
Voting with Susan B. Anthony was a daunting task. Every year at this time, I like to reflect on Susan’s sisters who accompanied her on that fateful November day in 1872. You may enjoy a full account of her voting, arrest, and trial.
Jeanne Gehret
November 8, 2022
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Susan B. Anthony sister-in-law honored
Susan B. Anthony’s sister-in-law and brother were honored with a historical marker in Leavenworth, Kansas. This marks their support for women’s rights.
Jeanne Gehret
November 4, 2022
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Kansas
Too much history in Leavenworth, Kansas
This past summer I made my third visit to Leavenworth, Kansas, where there was too much history for me to absorb all at once. Ever
Jeanne Gehret
October 14, 2022
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Who was Susan B. Anthony’s sister Hannah?
Susan B. Anthony’s sister Hannah Anthony Mosher was the next younger child in Susan’s birth family of four girls and two boys. The Anthony sisters
Jeanne Gehret
September 30, 2022
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Contemporaries of the Anthonys
Frederick Douglass statue in Rochester, NY
The Frederick Douglass statue in Rochester, NY’s Highland Park celebrates one of my hometown’s two greatest civil rights luminaries. The other is Susan B. Anthony
Jeanne Gehret
September 9, 2022
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