The 1816 Farmington Meetinghouse will continue their “Struggle for Women’s Suffrage: Politics and Race” series with “The Famous Friendship of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass” on Sunday, August 22nd in Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY.
Historian Carol Faulkner of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School will speak on the deep, long-term, and often severely tested friendship of these two activists. Professor Faulkner studies the history of the nineteenth-century United States, with a particular focus on women, gender, sexuality, and social movements.
The event will be held from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Granger Homestead, located at 295 N Main Street, Canandaigua. The program is free and open to the public. For more information visit the 1816 Farmington Meetinghouse website.
Photo of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass statue provided.
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