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"Organize, agitate, educate"

- Susan B. Anthony

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As the first home of Susan B. Anthony, the Museum's mission is to educate minds about Susan's life and efforts that left a lasting impact on America.

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Dive into the world of Quaker life, abolition, temperance, Restellism, suffrage, and Susan B. Anthony's part in it all.

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WHAT'S NEW

Afternoon Tea and Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards with Carol Crossed

Saturday, August 22

Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum

This month, while enjoying tea and light fare, we will be regaled by a special presentation from the Museum's founder and board president, Carol Crossed. Drawing from her collection of more than 400 authentic postcards created and circulated during the suffrage era, Carol will reveal how postcards were used to debate women’s rights, abolition, temperance, and social change in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Filled with rare images, surprising stories, and a touch of humor, this engaging presentation, based on Crossed's book, Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards, offers a fascinating glimpse into the past through the original postcards that informed, persuaded, and entertained Americans more than a century ago.

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Declaration of the Rights of Women Reenactment

Friday, July 3rd @ 6:00 PM

Adams Town Common

This powerful reenactment of Susan B.

Anthony’s 1876 “Declaration of the Rights of

Women” returns for a second year.

Experience history brought to life as interpreters present this landmark speech.

Muriel Dyas reprises her acclaimed performance as Susan B. Anthony, joined by a cast of local actors wearing authentic 19th-century costumes. Attendees are invited to gather on the common for an inspiring evening that honors the legacy of women’s suffrage and sparks conversation about equality today.

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Afternoon Tea Party

Multiple Dates | 3:00 PM

Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum

Step back in time and join us for an elegant afternoon tea. Enjoy a delightful spread of sandwiches, desserts, and tea in a charming

and historic setting.

Upcoming Tea Party Features!

August 22nd
September 26th
October 31st

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The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum will join the Williamstown Fourth of July Parade, with staff, interns, and volunteers proudly clad in authentic period attire.

All are welcome to join in this spirited celebration.

Williamstown 4th of July Parade

Friday, July 4th

Williamstown, MA

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Join us at our next afternoon tea where Carol Crossed, founder and Board President of the Susan B Anthony Birthplace, will spill the tea on suffrage era postcards 🫖🌻
event info ⬇️⬇️
date: August 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
location: Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
RSVP Required: https://www.susanbanthonybirthplace.com/events

#susanbanthony #berkshires #history #museum #events

We had a busy Independence Day weekend here at the SBABM! 🇺🇸 Take a look!

Thank you to everyone who braved the warm weather on Friday evening to attend our annual reenactment of Susan B. Anthony’s 1876 speech, “The Declaration of the Rights of Women of the United States.” A special thank you to the @itstherainbowshack for generously providing complimentary ice cream after the program! 🍦

We also had a wonderful time marching in the Williamstown Parade in 19th-century attire with our “Votes for Women” banner. Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us! ❤️🤍💙

#susanbanthony #womenshistory #berkshires #fourthofjuly #america250

🍦 Free ice cream.
🎭 A powerful historical reenactment.
🇺🇸 A family-friendly celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

What more could you ask for?

Join us this Friday, July 3 at 6:30 PM in Adams Town Common for a live reenactment of Susan B. Anthony’s historic 1876 speech, The Declaration of the Rights of Women of the United States.

The evening will begin with excerpts from the Declaration of Independence, followed by Susan B. Anthony’s bold response calling for equal rights for women—a powerful reminder that the promise of liberty has long inspired Americans to pursue a more perfect union.

After the reenactment, enjoy FREE ice cream at the Rainbow Shack!

📅 Friday, July 3, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Adams Town Common
🎟️ FREE & open to the public

Bring your lawn chairs, family, and friends for a memorable evening of history, patriotism, and community.

#berkshires #july4thweekend #events #museum #familyfriendly

Join us this Friday, July 3rd at 6:30 PM at the Adams Town Common for the third annual reenactment of The Declaration of the Rights of Women of the United States.

This special evening will bring suffrage history to life through reenactment, reflection, and an interactive opportunity to learn more about women’s rights, Independence Day, and Adams-born Susan B. Anthony’s enduring legacy.

A wonderful educational event for kids, families, history lovers, and all who want to experience this powerful moment in American history.

#suffrage #history #july4th #reenactment #livebrk

Join us for our next Afternoon Tea, “Letters Found. Secrets Exposed,” at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum as Anthony family descendant George Wetherby shares the fascinating story of uncovering 19th & 20th century letters hidden inside an ancestral home connected to the Anthony family.

After years spent transcribing letters, gathering photographs, and piecing together family history, George will take guests inside newly uncovered stories connected to Susan B. Anthony’s world.

Enjoy an elegant afternoon of:
🫖 Tea, sandwiches, & pastries
📜 Historical presentation & discussion
🪻 A beautiful afternoon inside or outside Susan B. Anthony’s birthplace

Reserve your seat today by visiting: susanbanthonybirthplace.org/afternoon-tea-series or check out the link in our bio.

📍 Saturday, May 30 at 3 PM
📍 Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
67 East Road, Adams, Massachusetts

#museum #event #afternoontea #historicsite #berkshires

It was a cold and windy day at Thunderfest, but still a pleasure to be out serving the local community.

We had Adams’ favorite SBA Reenactor Muriel Dyas, Spring intern Faith Motta, and gift shop manager Kristen Demeo brave the weather for Susan! 💪

Faith Motta (pictured middle) started as a volunteer in 2021, and today she is our spring intern studying Education at UMass Amherst.

Faith is currently developing engaging activities for student field trips (grades 9-12), aiming to make sure each school visit to the Birthplace meets curriculum standards for teachers.

We’re grateful to have Faith as part of our team this spring and summer!

#thunderfest #adamsma #internspotlight #womenshistorymonth #susanbanthony

This Women’s History Month, we reflect on Susan B. Anthony and the women who shared in her work. Notice the many photos of women that adorn her desk.

Together, they studied, organized, and committed themselves to something larger than their own time.

A movement built not by one voice, but by many.

We celebrate each and every one of them this month, and invite you to join us in doing the same.

Visit the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace, open every weekend, and to learn more about how Susan tirelessly fought for the rights of women. 💜💛

#womenshistorymonth #susanbanthony #suffrage #movement suffragepostcards

🎉We’re just a few days away from our annual Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration, honoring Susan’s 206th birthday!🎉

🗓 Sunday, February 15
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Adam Free Library, 92 Park Street, Adams, MA
(Elevator entrance available on Melrose Street)

Following the reception, Dr. Rachel MacNair will speak about Susan B. Anthony’s Quaker upbringing and how those early influences shaped her life and advocacy.

This annual gathering is a meaningful tradition for our community, a chance to come together and celebrate Susan’s legacy right here in Adams.

The event is free and open to the public. We would love to see you there.

#susanbanthonybirthplacemuseum #quaker #berkshires #history #museum

🎂 Join us on Sunday, February 15 as we celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s 206th Birthday!

This year’s program features Dr. Rachel MacNair, a Quaker scholar and peace psychology expert, speaking about Susan B. Anthony’s Quaker upbringing and how those values shaped her lifelong advocacy for women’s rights.

🎈Reception with cake will be held prior to the talk to allow travelers to head home earlier if weather is a concern.

🔗 Link in bio to reserve tickets.

#susanbanthonybirthplacemuseum #susanbanthony #quaker #berkshires #museumevents

All aboard the Democracy Limited! Join us this Sunday in Adams as @berkshirescenicrailway takes us on a journey back to 1919.

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The performance is based on the 1919 nationwide train tour of the "Democracy Limited." Twenty-six middle-class women toured the country, visiting fifteen cities to share their experience in prison and promote women’s suffrage. They dressed in prison attire and told stories about their experience, performed scenes, and gave speeches. Citizens were appalled at what these women endured, and this tour helped drive final push towards women's voting rights.

#suffrage #train #railway #prison #jail #protest

A final farewell and thank you to Meara McClusky & Jessica Packard, summer interns!

They both helped execute our July 4th events, while Meara created a new DIY Zine event, advanced next year's special exhibit, and was event lead for our Afternoon Tea series. Jessica orchestrated our summer fundraising campaign, installed legacy bricks, and built a little free library in the shape of the museum. We are grateful for their great work and innovation.

Jessica is a senior at @skidmorecollege studying Arts Administration, and Meara is a senior as well at @stlawrenceu studying History & Anthropology. We look forward to seeing where they go next!

#internship #summerinternship #thankyou #grateful #museum #intheberkshires #liveBRK

On Women’s Equality Day, Board members of the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum visited the @womensrightsnps to honor the legacy of the suffragists who gathered in Seneca Falls and ignited a movement for women’s equality.

The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention was organized at a tea! On July 9, 1848, five key members of the American women’s suffrage movement met for tea in Waterloo, New York. The participants in the tea party were Lucretia Mott, Martha Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and hostess Jane Hunt. The setting was the Hunts’ house, modest yet comfortable, with a red velvet sofa, a map of the United States on the wall, six parlor chairs drawn around the tea table and Jane’s best teapot, cups and saucers.

#senecafalls #women #rights #equality #womensequalityday #suffrage #museum

Our Museum President recently visited the Alva Belmont House, where in 1914 Mrs. Belmont hosted the Conference of Great Women at the Marble House. Among the treasures on display—porcelain tableware bearing the “Votes for Women” theme, created for the luncheon service that helped raise funds for the suffrage movement.

Our special exhibit, running through October 31st features Alva Belmont's Chinese Tea House, replica Votes for Women Tea Set, and the women who spoke at the 1914 conference. We also hold monthly teas in the tradition of that conference, the next is September 27th!

https://www.susanbanthonybirthplace.com/afternoon-tea-series

#suffrage #belmont #marblehouse #newportmansions #museum #teaparty

We are pleased to announce that we have received an increase to our annual Operating Grants for Organizations courtesy of the @masscultural. The grant is now $10,400.

Thanks to vigorous advocacy from the cultural sector, both the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the State Legislature showed strong, bipartisan support for the @masscultural , and its programs and services in the FY26 state budget.

The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, Inc. will be listed in the Agency's publicity materials. We are grateful for this commitment from the state of Massachusetts to our museum and the important preservation & education work we provide to Berkshire County and beyond.

#grant #massachusetts #culture #massculturalcouncil

Did you leave something at the museum? This water bottle inscribed with “Please Don’t Lose This” was left here yesterday, and a coin purse, and a lone flower earring were left earlier this month! #lost #lostandfound #museum #museumshop

Today is Women's Equality Day which commemorates the August 26th 1920 certification of the passing of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment which legally guarantees women the right to vote. This marked the end of over seventy years that women were organized for suffrage; beginning with the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention.

We celebrated Women's Equality Day this past Saturday with an Afternoon Tea featuring poet Sarah Hobin and an interactive writing workshop on birthplace and home. We also unveiled a number of new legacy walkway bricks, as is our annual tradition!

#suffrage #equality #voting #vote #susanbanthony #museum #tea #womensequalityday

A belated farewell and thank you to Sarah Briggs and Zayne Vance! Sarah and Zayne started their internship by installing our summer exhibit and finished with an Afternoon Tea Service, a new tradition at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum. We are grateful for their great work and innovation.

Zayne researched next year’s special exhibit, contributed to outreach events, and wrote an original suffrage play. Sarah executed our July 4th events; a reenactment, parade march, and historic reading, while overhauling our school outreach.

Zayne, recently graduated from @olemiss and is pursuing a graduate degree while Sarah is beginning her senior year @mcla_edu.

#internship #summerinternship #thankyou #grateful #museum #intheberkshires #liveBRK

Afternoon Tea returns this Saturday @ 3:00 PM! Sarah Hobin, Assistant Director of MOSAIC @mcla_edu, will lead you in a writing workshop inspired by Susan B. Anthony while you enjoy delicious tea sandwiches, scones, and more.

There are ten seats remaining; book your ticket today to reserve your spot! Use the link in our bio or the link below to book.

https://www.susanbanthonybirthplace.com/afternoon-tea-series

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and free for children & Museum Members. Book online by clicking the blue "Buy Tickets" button on our website or by calling the museum at 413-743-7121.

#teaparty #tea #afternoontea #suffrage #museum #liveBRK #intheberkshires

Afternoon Tea is sponsored, in part, by @adamscommunitybank

Jessica was hard at work today installing our new Legacy bricks! They’ll be ready for viewing this Friday, and we’ll honor those represented for Women’s Equality Day later this month on August 26th. #susanbanthony #suffrage #intheberkshires #livebrk #summerinternship

We're hiring a Gift Shop Attendant! Do you like creating a welcoming environment, talking to tourists, organization,and a low-stress workplace? This may be the weekend job for you!

Currently hiring for 10am - 4pm on Sundays through October 31st.

Interested? Send a resume to info@susanbanthonybirthplace.org

#job #summerjob #weekendjob #giftshop #museum #intheberkshires #liveBRK

The Susan B. Anthony Museum is pleased to present our first ever DIY zine-making event tomorrow, August 2nd! The public is welcome to join us for boba tea, from 57ParkStreet in Adams, MA, and crafting outside in our beautiful garden.

Led by summer intern Meara McClusky, we will discuss how activists spread their ideas, from feminist zines, postcards, pamphlets dropped from hot air balloons, and Susan B. Anthony's newspaper, The Revolution.

This event is completely free for all ages! We have space for thirty guests, and booking closes 2 hours before the event on August 2nd. Please reserve your spot online at: https://www.susanbanthonybirthplace.com/diy-zine-event by clicking the blue "Buy Tickets" button.

#zine #diy #event #intheberkshires #liveBRK #bobatea

“I don’t believe in individual work in any case. All the work for a cause must be collective..." Alva Belmont

Building on what Susan B. Anthony and the first wave of suffrage leaders had started, Alva used her influence and resources to attract wealthy supporters and connect the women's suffrage cause with the New York elite living in Newport, Rhode Island.

Join Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum director James Capuzzi as he tells the story of how tea shaped the suffrage movement.

Tickets are still available; book your seat today using the link in our bio!

Tickets are $45. Members receive a discount code for $5 off all ticket prices. Students 22 and under are $22. Ticket pricing includes access to the mansion throughout the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seats are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call us at (413) 637-3206. Please note that all tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable.

#intheberkshires #livebrk #tea #lecture #suffrage #women #history

We are closing early at 2:00 PM today for Afternoon Tea!

We will re-open tomorrow at 10am as usual; thank you for your understanding.

#afternoontea #teaparty #intheberkshires

Afternoon Tea returns today as we welcome artist Laura Christensen! This will be our first outdoor tea of the season; we're excited to welcome guests later this afternoon. Today's tea is fully booked and no door tickets will be available; our next tea will be on August 23rd.

Our interns sourced cheese & butter from High Lawn Farm for this month's menu; take a look below!

#afternoontea #teaparty #susanbanthony #museum #liveBRK #intheberkshires #events

Meet our 4th and final summer intern Meara!

Meara is from New Hampshire and is a rising senior at St. Lawrence University, where she is a double major in Anthropology and History. She is passionate about public history and hopes to work in exhibit design and research in the future.

Meara is assisting the museum with videography, event planning, and community outreach this summer. Her video of the reenactment event will be available on YouTube soon!

#intern #summerintern #internship #susanbanthony #intheberkshires #liveBRK

Meet our 3rd summer intern Jessica!

Jessica who was born, raised, and continues to study in upstate New York, is a rising senior at the Skidmore College where she is studying Art History and Arts Administration. She is pursuing a career in Curation and Visitor Engagement in Historic Homes. Her research focuses on Dehumanization and depictions of "normativity" in art, and centers much of her museum work in making art and museums accessible.

She is assisting the museum with photography, mass emailing, and development this summer. If you noticed the great photos from our July 3rd Reenactment; they were taken by Jessica!

#intern #summerintern #internship #susanbanthony #intheberkshires #liveBRK

The Quaker Meeting House, built in 1782 by the East Hoosuck Meeting of the Society of Friends, is open to the public on Sundays from July 6 to October 12, between 1 and 4 p.m!

The meeting house, essentially unchanged since its construction, is located in Maple Street Cemetery, Adams. It was the place of worship for four generations of the Anthony family, including Susan B. Anthony for her first 6 years. The social reformer and women's rights activist was born in Adams in 1820.

Free tours are given by members of the Adams Historical Society.

#liveBRK #intheberkshires #history

@berkshireeagle “ Belmont was a huge financial advocate for the labor movement, and founded the Political Equality League in 1909. Belmont was unique in a time where most
wealthy women in Boston were against women’s suffrage. Their status and security in life was not threatened because of the wealth of their husbands, and they didn’t want that to change. These women were more inclined, however, to listen to elites like Belmont. At these parties, Belmont was encouraging women, like herself, to get behind the movement in an environment where they would listen.”

Thank you to Justine Dunaway for visiting our new exhibit and writing this article!

#liveBRK #intheberkshires #exhibit #museum #news

SBABM had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Williamstown 4th of July Parade. We were also inspired by the reading of founding documents including Susan B. Anthony's Declaration of the Rights of Women of the United States by wonderful actors from the Williamstown Theater Festival.

Thank you to the @williamstownchamber, @wtfestival, and @williamscollegelibraries Chapin Library for making these events possible.

#intheberkshires #liveBRK #4thofjuly #parade #celebration #usa

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