Nursing Friends of Susan B. Anthony House invites all members of the nursing profession to a professional nursing seminar, “Founding a New Professional Nursing Association for New York State: The History of ANA-NY” with keynote speaker, Dianne Cooney Miner, Ph.D., RN, Dean of Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College.
The event takes place on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Susan B. Anthony House Carriage House (behind the Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street) in Rochester, NY. Seating is limited, so make your reservations right away by calling Sylvia Schenck at 585-338-7988. The registration fee is $5.00 and will be collected at the door on November 16. Parking is available on both sides of Madison Street that morning from 9 a.m. until noon just for the seminar.
The Nursing Friends of Susan B. Anthony House is a group of volunteers who seek to inspire change through the legacy of Susan B. Anthony and her connections with the nursing profession.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House preserves the National Historic Landmark where the great reformer lived for 40 of her most politically active years, collects and exhibits artifacts related to her life and work, and offers programs through its learning center that challenge individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.
On September 28, 2013 at the Inaugural Annual Meeting of ANA-New York, the state constituent of the American Nurses Association, Deborah Hughes from the Susan B. Anthony House presented on Ms. Anthony and her understanding and support of the role of nurses and the nursing profession in advancing women’s rights. It was a brilliant presentation with Ms. Hughes captivated the nursing audience.