Faces and Places: A Journey for Women’s Rights
May 11-19, 2020
Join the League for a motor coach tour of historic sites on the Hudson River, including the Roosevelt Museum and Eleanor’s private cottage retreat. From there, journey to the Finger Lakes region and Seneca Falls, home of early suffragist activities and the first Women’s Convention. See Harriet Tubman’s home and visit the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s home is on the schedule for Rochester, and finish with a stop at beautiful Niagara Falls. Meet new friends from across Iowa and sample good food and wines of Upper New York State.
The registration deadline is January 1, 2020.
For more information, including cost, complete itinerary and registration forms, contact:
Marcia
Thompson
515-451-9639
marciat_ames@yahoo.com
Carolyn Klaus
515-231-0857
candjklaus@aol.com
Day 1 – Monday, May 11
Ames – Des Moines – Iowa City to Toledo, Ohio
Day 2 – Tuesday, May 12
Toledo, Ohio to Poughkeepsie, New York
Day 3 – Wednesday, May 13
Poughkeepsie to Hyde Park, New York

- Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park
- Eleanor Roosevelt cottage at Val-kill
- Vanderbilt Mansion
- Overnight back in Poughkeepsie
Day 4 – Thursday, May 14
Poughkeepsie to Hyde Park to Seneca Falls, New York

- Culinary Institute of America tour
- Kinderhook – home of Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald
- Drive to Seneca Falls (3.5 hours)
- Overnight in Seneca Falls
Day 5 – Friday, May 15
Seneca Falls

- Tourism Center and Museum
- National Women’s Rights Historical Center/Park
- National Women’s Hall of Fame
- Overnight in Seneca Falls
Day 6 – Saturday, May 16
Seneca Falls/Auburn

- Harriet Tubman sites in Auburn
- Return to Seneca Falls
- Choices
- Cayuga Museum
- Seneca Cayuga Canal
- It’s a Wonderful Life Museum
- Shops and stores
- Overnight in Seneca Falls
Day 7 – Sunday, May 17
Seneca Falls to Rochester, New York

- Susan B. Anthony House
- Eastman Museum
- Lighthouse
- Casa Larga Winery
- Overnight in Rochester
Day 8 - Monday, May 18
Rochester to Buffalo, New York to Toledo, Ohio
- Niagara Falls
- Overnight in Toledo
Day 9 – Tuesday, May 19
Toledo, Ohio to Ames, Iowa