CONTACT:
Rose Stephenson
5729 Forsythia Place, Madison, WI 53705
608-238-6092 (home)
608-262-5564 (work)
rstephenson at wisc.edu
Rose Stephenson will negotiate costs with you. Contact her directly to make arrangements. REGION:
Dane County, Southern WisconsinHUMANITIES EXPERTISE:
History, Jurisprudence, Women’s Studies
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ROSE STEPHENSON
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.
Public Presentations:
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, she served as a Civil War nurse and reformer in the suffrage movement. In a show based on Alcott's novels, letters, and journals, Rose 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, 1859 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. Rose 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.
An Evening with Olympia Brown
When Olympia Brown was ordained in 1863 by the Universalist church, she became one of the first women in the country to be ordained as a minister. Olympia Brown was also one of Wisconsin’s first equal rights activists. During her forty eight years in Racine she served as minister at the Church of the Good Shepherd, campaigned for women’s suffrage, and worked hand-in-hand with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In a show based on Brown’s writings and speeches, Rose Stephenson portrays one of Wisconsin’s most inspiring women leaders. This forty-five minute program comes in two versions, one suitable for children ten years and above and one for adult audiences.
Failure is Impossible: A Talk with Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) was a dynamic and eloquent leader of the women’s rights movement. Though she did not live to see the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, it was largely through her unflagging efforts that women gained the right to vote. Rose Stephenson, portraying Anthony in authentic period costume, brings to life this great leader through her speeches, journal entries, and letters. This forty-five minute presentation will cover the events of Anthony’s life from her childhood to her death in 1906, as well as her lifelong collaboration and friendship with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other influential women’s rights activists.
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