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Cyclist raises money for youth cycling and to honor Women’s Suffrage
Avid cyclist and Rochester, New York, native Nick Crossed will complete a 334-mile ride from the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace in Adams, Mass., to her graveside in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York. The ride will take place August 21 to 26.
Since August 26 commemorates the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing women the right to vote, Crossed decided to tie together two seemingly disparate goals: to honor the Suffrage movement and to bring new youth into a sport.
Other stops along the way are Canajoharie (where Anthony taught school), Utica (home of suffragist Lucy Carlile Watson), Fayetteville (home of Matilda Joslyn Gage, who collaborated with Anthony on a history of suffrage), and Seneca Falls (home of the first women's rights convention).
About bicycling, Susan B. Anthony said in 1896:
"I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes,
the picture of untrammeled womanhood." [The Guardian, Bike Blog, https://bit.ly/2DMneb0]
Crossed has been a bicyclist as long as he can remember. He now wants to bring that passion to Rochester youth with a fundraising goal of $6,000 to equip new riders in the Rochester Youth Cycling Club (RYCC).Crossed will donate the money raised on his GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/f/Im-riding-my-bike-from-Colorado-to-NJ-help-RYCC) to RYCC and to the Birthplace Museum.
He will also be sharing his 334-mile trek on Instagram to help fundraise money using the handling @cyclingforsuffrage. He has already gained 153 followers after just one week of sharing. He is hoping to attract cyclers as he hits every destination on the itinerary.
To view full public release for Crossed's trek, click here.
Since August 26 commemorates the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing women the right to vote, Crossed decided to tie together two seemingly disparate goals: to honor the Suffrage movement and to bring new youth into a sport.
Other stops along the way are Canajoharie (where Anthony taught school), Utica (home of suffragist Lucy Carlile Watson), Fayetteville (home of Matilda Joslyn Gage, who collaborated with Anthony on a history of suffrage), and Seneca Falls (home of the first women's rights convention).
About bicycling, Susan B. Anthony said in 1896:
"I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes,
the picture of untrammeled womanhood." [The Guardian, Bike Blog, https://bit.ly/2DMneb0]
Crossed has been a bicyclist as long as he can remember. He now wants to bring that passion to Rochester youth with a fundraising goal of $6,000 to equip new riders in the Rochester Youth Cycling Club (RYCC).Crossed will donate the money raised on his GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/f/Im-riding-my-bike-from-Colorado-to-NJ-help-RYCC) to RYCC and to the Birthplace Museum.
He will also be sharing his 334-mile trek on Instagram to help fundraise money using the handling @cyclingforsuffrage. He has already gained 153 followers after just one week of sharing. He is hoping to attract cyclers as he hits every destination on the itinerary.
To view full public release for Crossed's trek, click here.
We at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum see historical research as a tool to help us better understand today’s social and political challenges.
We know that words cannot fix the deep wounds caused by centuries of injustice and violence, but we hope that by providing educational tools and historical resources we can help build a better future.
We have added new pages to our website featuring historical speeches and museum objects from the Abolition and Suffrage Movements, as well as age-appropriate book and movie lists which address the history of racial prejudice in the United States through 1920.
Another addition of historical resources and suffrage newspapers relate to suffrage Opposition to Restellism (Opposition to Abortion). Both of these can be found in the menu bar to the left of this home page.
We know that words cannot fix the deep wounds caused by centuries of injustice and violence, but we hope that by providing educational tools and historical resources we can help build a better future.
We have added new pages to our website featuring historical speeches and museum objects from the Abolition and Suffrage Movements, as well as age-appropriate book and movie lists which address the history of racial prejudice in the United States through 1920.
Another addition of historical resources and suffrage newspapers relate to suffrage Opposition to Restellism (Opposition to Abortion). Both of these can be found in the menu bar to the left of this home page.
Book a Virtual History Talk!
Looking for a way to safely commemorate the Women's Suffrage Centennial with your organization? Executive Director Cassandra Peltier is happy to deliver her history talks via video call. Choose from a list of existing topics or request a custom-tailored presentation.
Contact us for more information about cost and talk subjects. #Homeschooling?
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vintage tweets book release
About the book Vintage Tweets
The Woman Suffrage cause in the 19th and early 20th centuries, namely that women were citizens of the United States and had a right to shape the government and its laws through the vote, required being creative in means and in message. Communication both to the public and in the private sphere was essential. The postcard fulfilled those demands as the “tweets” of an earlier time. This book displays hundreds of vintage postcards from the collection of Carol N. Crossed. Always passionate and informative, sometimes humorous and satirical, these 100-year-old postcards communicate the intensity of the Woman’s Rights movement from both the supporters and the opposition. For more information: www.vintagetweetsbook.com/ SBABM & Connecting PointCassandra Peltier and Lucy Anthony Czaja met with interviewer and videographer Dave Fraser of WGBY who came to feature the museum. Thank you Carolee McGrath, of Connecting Points, for bringing attention to our hometown heroine - Susan B. Enjoy in this segment - Remembering Women’s Rights Activist Susan B. Anthony.
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