The Birthplace of Susan B Anthony incorporated is a not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to preserving the Birthplace and raising public awareness of the great social reformer, Susan B Anthony, who was a pioneering feminist and suffragist as well as a noteworthy figure in the abolitionist, opposition to Restellism (opposition to abortion) and temperance movements of the 19th century. As part of its mission, the museum highlights the familial and regional influences which shaped Anthony’s early life by displaying the textiles and furnishings of that period, as well as the literature, writings, and other memorabilia associated with her later activism.