Women's Rights Alliance of New York State

Author Ellen Carol DuBois Discussion and Book Signing
2026-03-05 18:30 (America/New_York) | Anthony Museum Carriage House, 19 Madison Street, Rochester, NY, 14608, United States
Join us for a discussion with historian Ellen Carol DuBois about her latest book, a comprehensive, definitive biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life.Reservations for virtual and in-person seating in our Carriage House are available.

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Another Declaration of Independence
2026-03-05 19:00 - 20:00 | NY
At the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention—the first formal women’s rights convention ever held in the United States—organizers delivered an address patterned on the Declaration of Independence. Their Declaration of Sentiments included a simple adjustment to Jefferson’s phrasing: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.” With these words, women’s rights advocates asserted that political equality aligned with the nation’s founding principles.

Our curators discuss the Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments with Dr. Judith Wellman, Professor Emerita from the State University of New York at Oswego and Director of Historical New York Research Associates.

This event is for teachers, students, and their families—and everyone with an interest in history! Everyone who registers will be sent a Zoom meeting link and instructions in the confirmation email. PD certificates will be sent to all who attend the entirety of the program. Please add the Gilder Lehrman Institute to your email safe sender list. For more information, please contact us at collectionprograms@gilderlehrman.org.

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Women and Political Power
2026-03-26 17:00 - 20:00 | New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY, 12230, United States
Join us for an evening conversation on women in the New York StateLegislature (1919–1992).

Featuring Carol Faulkner, Professor, Syracuse University, and Lauren Kozakiewiz, Lecturer in History, University of Albany State University of New York; author of Ladies’ Day at the Capitol New York’s Women Legislators, 1919–1992.

Light hors d’oeuvres an fun mock cocktails will be served at 5:00 pm and the program will begin at 6:00 pm.

Registration is required by March 16.

See flyer for more information.

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Frank Leslie Buys Women's Votes
2026-04-21 19:00 | NY
Carrie Chapman Catt said that the passage of New York State’s Women’s Suffrage Amendment in 1917 was the “Gettysburg of the Women’s Suffrage movement.” Yet just two years earlier, New York State had voted the same measure down. What changed in two short years? One of the major differences was money. Where did the money come from? Enter Frank Leslie — just one of eight names Miriam Leslie would have during her lifetime. Who was this woman who would leave nearly two million dollars to Catt to fund the fight for women’s suffrage? Where did her money come from? We’ll be exploring the whole fascinating story in this 30-minute Zoom presentation. Presented by Nancy Brown, historian and educator.

Pre-registration is required to receive the link. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9uAJeDmQQCyQ-fBvhpff2w#/registration.

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