Reenactor Meg Geffken as ‘Susan B. Anthony’ appeared at the Thomas T. Taber Museum on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The well attended lecture celebrated Women’s History Month at the museum. The lecture was underwritten by a generous grant from VanCampen Motors.
Susan B. Anthony was a key figure in the quest for equal rights. Born into a Quaker family in 1820, Anthony was soon involved in the cause for the abolition of slavery, collecting petitions at the tender age of 17. By the age of thirty-one, she was serving as the New York State agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Meg Geffken has also portrayed other notable women at the Taber Museum, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Abigail Geisinger, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton, Marilyn Monroe and Queen Victoria. As always, her portrayal was well researched and realistic.