Tag Archives: Seneca Falls New York

Poor Immigrant Makes Good

‪#‎HappyBirthday‬ to Anne Sullivan Macy born ‪#‎OnThisDay‬ in 1866. Macy was the eldest daughter of poor, unskilled Irish immigrants. When she was 7 years old, Macy developed trachoma, a bacterial infection of the eyes, which was left untreated. At age … Continue reading

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America’s First Wave of Women’s Rights Activists

Near life-size figures of the first wave of the women’s rights activists in the United States. On Sunday, since it was raining in  Central New York, we drove to Seneca Falls to visit the Women’s Rights National Historical Park.  It … Continue reading

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