2006-2007 Speakers Bureau Catalog
ROSE STEPHENSON, Chautauqua Character
Rose Stephenson has performed widely in theater for adults and children and has also done character portrayals of Susan B. Anthony, Olympia Brown, and Clara Barton. She currently teaches in the Liberal Studies department of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Address: 5729 Forsythia Place, Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-238-6092 (home) 608-262-5564 (work)
E-mail: rstephenson@wisc.edu
From Fruitlands to Orchard House and Beyond: The Life and Times of Louisa May Alcott
Although Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is known primarily as the author of
Little Women and its sequels, she was a multi-faceted woman-an activist with an independent spirit, who served as a Civil War nurse and reformer in the suffrage movement. In a show based on Alcott's novels, letters, and journals, Stephenson brings to life this fascinating woman and the times in which she lived. The program comes in two versions, a 45-minute presentation for adult audiences and a shorter version for children ages 10 and older.
The Winning Plan: Women Get the Vote! A Talk with Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) devoted her life to the struggle for equality, justice, and voting rights for women. Born Carrie Clinton Lane on January 9, _859 in Ripon, she was a leader in the women's suffrage movement and founder and first president of the League of Women Voters. In addition, Carrie Chapman Catt broke through many barriers that limited women at that time. She was a teacher, high school principal, superintendent of schools, and journalist. As Susan B. Anthony's handpicked successor to the presidency of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Catt developed the "winning plan," through which the Nineteenth Amendment was passed and ratified and women gained the right to vote. Stephenson, portraying Catt in authentic period costume, brings this great leader to life through her speeches, letters, and journals. The program comes in two versions, a 45-minute presentation for adult audiences and a shorter version for children ages 10 and older.
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