Remembering Matilda Joslyn Gage

REMEMBERING MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE

March 18, 1998 is the centennial of the death of Matilda Joslyn Gage. The year 1998 is also the sesquicentennial year of the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, as well as the sesquicentennial of the City of Syracuse, where Gage published her newspaper, The National Citizen and Ballot Box. This should be a time when Gage's work is brought more clearly to the fore, and when attention is given to the preservation of her legacy. Toward this end, work has begun on the organization of The Friends of Matilda Joslyn Gage. The Friends are based in Fayetteville, NY, where Gage made her home for most of her adult life.

The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation is working to promote awareness of Gage's many contributions, in the context of her life in Central New York, and the nineteenth century struggle for women's rights. Persons interested in joining with the Foundation may contact them at:

MJGageFoundation@aol.com
PO Box 192
Fayetteville, NY 13066
(315) 637-9511

Matilda Joslyn Gage Week - March 18-24, 1998 Gage Monument

At Noon on March 18, 1998 there was a memorial service and wreath laying at the monument in Fayetteville Cemetery that bears Gage's motto. Onondaga County Executive Nick Pirro read a proclamation, naming the week of March 18-24, 1998 'Matilda Joslyn Gage Week' in Onondaga County.

At 7 PM at the United Church of Fayetteville, 601 E. Genesee Street, women's studies scholars from area colleges and universities read from, and discussed the works of Matilda Joslyn Gage.

Both events were attended by two of Gage's great-grandchildren, Harry Carpenter, and former US Senator Jocelyn Burdick.

Celebrate '98 Displays of Gage memorabilia and educational presentations will be provided in July 1998, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY. A complete listing of Celebrate '98 Events is available from the Women's Rights National Historical Park.

The Background Image on this page is from a painting of Morning Glories by Matilda Joslyn Gage