If you love dress ups, and costume balls, then you’ll find lots of ideas on this blog about taking back Halloween. There’s also  step by step instruction about how you can look like Susan for your next suffrage-related costume party or event. You’ll join other notables including the Susan B. Anthony House & Museum’s Susan B. Anthony in residence, Barbara Blaisdell, who has been playing the part of suffragist Susan for more than 20 years.

There’s a good chance that Barbara Blaisdell will be among the participants in the 2014 Susan B. Anthony Festival scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 17, from noon to 5 pm in the Susan B. Anthony Park between Madison and King Streets in Rochester, NY. The occasion is the celebration of August 26th, Women’s Equality Day. There will be live music, entertainment, and walking tours of the Historic Preservation District. Tours of the Anthony House are also available. The event is presented by the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House.

As August 26th approaches, plan to observe Women’s Equality Day with your friends, family or organization. Posts, videos, audio podcasts are available as resources through Suffrage Wagon News Channel, as well as the National Women’s History Project. Take advantage of a brochure you can hand out to interested people and guests. And don’t forget to follow the Suffrage Wagon for news and views of the suffrage movement. Sign up TODAY for email posts, Twitter and Facebook.