Since 1984, Antoinette Brown Blackwell Society has been awarding scholarships to Rush-Henrietta School District residents pursuing post-high school learning. Scholarships are in memory of Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first ordained woman minister in the United States and a staunch advocate of women’s rights. This year’s scholarship committee will be awarding two scholarships of $2,000 each. […]

Join us on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at noon at Wild Wood Country Club in Rush (NY) to celebrate Nettie’s 200th birthday with a luncheon and speaker to be announced. Keep your eyes here for details as they become available!

On Saturday, April 6, the board of the Antoinette Brown Blackwell Society announced Lynne Adamson Stewart, shown holding the yellow rose, as the recipient of the 2024 Henrietta Woman of the Year award. Lynne cares about her community, especially those in need, supporting local organizations including The Coffee Connection, Red Cross Blood Drives, FISH-RHAFT, Inc. […]

Everyone’s invited to “Nettie’s” Birthday Celebration!  Join us for a buffet luncheon, and hear author Suzanne Schnittman discuss her latest book “Provocative Mothers and Their Precocious Daughters: 19th Century Women’s Rights Leaders.” Take a step back in time to uncover the engaging lives of four mothers and daughters. As pioneer women’s rights leaders, Martha Wright, […]

In the early 1970s, theological education saw an influx of women students, and Vanderbilt Divinity School was no exception. The Divinity School established a Women’s Task Force, which sponsored the first Antoinette Brown Lecture in 1974 and created the Office of Women’s Concerns. Named for Antoinette Brown, the first woman ordained to the ministry in […]

The Antoinette Brown Blackwell Society will hold its Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from Noon to 3 pm in the Fellowship Hall of the Henrietta United Church of Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta, NY.  Our guest speaker is author Suzanne Schnittman who will discuss her latest book “Provocative Mothers and […]

National Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions women have made to the United States and recognizes the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. The designation had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the […]