1 hr ago | The Huffington Post
Hon. Richard Gottfried: GENDA: Another Step Toward Full Equality
Would you believe that in 2013, in the progressive state of New York, discrimination is still legal? It's true.
5 hrs ago | WHEC-TV Rochester
Do you know who these men are?
Police in Seneca Falls need your help identifying the men in these photos. Investigators tell News10NBC that on two separate occasions, numerous electronic devices were stolen from two local businesses.
8 hrs ago | Press & Sun-Bulletin
Letter: Supporters of women's suffrage condemned abortion
In response, Carol Crossed, President of the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, issued the following statement: "The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, while supporting the first nine points of the Women's Equality Act, does not support the use of the National Women's Rights Park to promote abortion.
12 hrs ago | WTEN-TV Albany
Activists urge lawmakers to highlight state's role in suffrage movement
ALBANY, N.Y. State lawmakers and Votes for Women activists will draw special attention to recognizing the centennial anniversary of the "Spirit of 1776" wagon in the final days of the 2013 session, in the hope of spotlighting New York State as the birthplace of the Women's Rights Movement.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Aviation pioneer Blanche Stuart Scott had attitude, altitude
Aviation pioneer had attitude, altitude: Curator Richard Leisenring Jr. speaks about Blanche Stuart Scott, the first woman in the U.S. to ever pilot an airplane.
Guest Viewpoint: Women shouldn't need to demand equality -- they should have it
We were born in 1944, nearly 100 years after the first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Now that you've rescued some wines from over-aging during your spring cleaning, there's space to add some new wines.
Four Men Arrested For Vandalizing Car Dealership
Four men, all from Seneca Falls, are charged with vandalizing several new and used cars at a car dealership in Seneca Falls.
Advance legal columnist: Gov. Cuomo's insidious abortion agenda
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's reference to the Seneca Falls convention is particularly ironic, says columnist Daniel Leddy, since the convention's primary organizer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, said this about abortion: "When you consider that women have been treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be ... (more)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Aviation pioneer had attitude and altitude
A brisk wind at her back, Blanche Stuart Scott lifted her Curtiss biplane off the ground.
Top GOP Senator Says Cuomo's Abortion Rights Provision Still a 'Non-Starter'
A top Senate Republican says Governor Cuomo's abortion rights provision in a women's equalility bill stands little chance of passage in the chamber.
NY-Gov: Nancy Pelosi & Debbie Wasserman Schultz Supports Andrew Cuomo's (D) Women's Equality Act
This past week, Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote an op-ed piece for the Huffington Post calling for restoring New York as the leader in Women's Rights by passing the Women's Equality Act: Over 150 years ago, the women's suffrage movement began in America at the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Unconventional history show rolls into town
Stan Ellsworth rolled into Rochester on Thursday afternoon in denim, chaps and whiskers, paying his respects to Susan B. Anthony and taking aim at the bow-tied, sweater-vested talking head crowd.
Sweeping women's rights legislation proposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally unveiled a package of gender equality legislation Tuesday, saying if passed it would "restore New York as a leader in women's rights."
Gov. Cuomo In Seneca Falls Pushing Women's Rights Plan
Governor Andrew Cuomo will be talking about his newly released women's rights proposal at two upstate New York locations that played key roles in the development of women's rights and higher education for women.
A.M. Roundup: Lopez faces $300,000 fine
Good morning! The weather is similarly seasonable and still pleasant. Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy will be at Schenectady County Community College and Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be in Seneca Falls and Poughkeepsie touting his Women's Equality Act today, but legislators remain at the Capitol.
Cuomo: 'NY's laws have not properly protected women's rights'
ALBANY Gov. Andrew Cuomo today is detailing his 10-point women's agenda, including strengthening abortion rights in New York.
Cuomo: "For too long New York's laws have not properly protected women's rights"
The Democratic governor will release his bill this morning during a news conference at the Capitol with women's rights groups, who are also holding an afternoon rally in Albany.
KRockathon 18 (2013) lineup announced
Tickets go on sale this Saturday for Krockathon 18, which will be held on July 27 at the New York State Fairgrounds.