Current Matilda Effect Gallery Installation

The Great Famine drove women across the sea to look for work. How did they end up in Onondaga County and what kind of work were they doing when they arrived? What was life like for these women who were stuck in perpetual “GIRLHOOD?”

RESUMING SEPTMEBER 2025

This reading and discussion group will cover five books:
Born Criminal by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
The Political Life and Times of Matilda Joslyn Gage by Mary E. Cory
Sisters in Spirit by Sally Roesch Wagner
High Bridge by Michael Miller
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

Learn about Matilda Joslyn Gage and the stories of her Fayetteville. Tours depart from Matilda Joslyn Gage Center and include entrance to the museum.

Tour Info:
Saturday, July 26th 10am - 11am
Saturday, August 23rd 10am - 11am
Saturday, September 27th 10am - 11am

Saturday, August 16th from 11am - 4pm

Visit the Gage Center FREE OF CHARGE.

Two new Exhibits: Beyond the Rainbow and Matilda & Nature
Storytelling by Griot Vanessa Johnson
Basket Raffle
Spin the Wheel Prize Game
Refreshments