Category: Events
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Longtime ABBS Member celebration
Join the Greater Rochester Area Branch of the American Association of University Women in a celebration of life for Martha Hope. Martha was a long-time and cherished member of the ABBS and was Henrietta Woman of the Year is 2002. For more information, see the attached flyer. Read more
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A Birthday Celebration Luncheon
The Antoinette Brown Blackwell Society will be hosting a birthday party for Antoinette on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The luncheon begins at noon at the Wild Wood Country Club in Rush NY. Greg Kinal will be presenting about Famous Women in US History. Join our celebration by filling out the online form here or by Read more
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October 16, 2025: Making Your Vote Count: Reforms that could make a difference
New York’s voter turnout is ranked 46th among 50 states. Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass and Henrietta’s Antoinette Brown Blackwell would be ashamed! There are several proposed changes to how we vote that might increase turnout, and we’ll discuss three of them: ranked choice voting, nonpartisan primaries, and the national popular vote. Presenter Barbara Grosh Read more
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Antoinette Brown Blackwell Birthday Celebration
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, Read more