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The Legacy of Gage
Matilda Joslyn Gage Conference
March 24-26, 2000
Fayetteville, New York

The second Matilda Joslyn Gage conference will be held the weekend of March 24-26, 2000, in Fayetteville, New York, the Syracuse suburb where Gage lived most of her life. Her birthday is March 25.

The conference is sponsored by the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, in cooperation with the Syracuse University Women's Studies program, the Fayetteville Free Library, the Village of Fayetteville, and the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. The conference will feature, among other events: artists' original works inspired by Gage, a panel of Gage biographers, and a report on current Internet communications involving Gage's views and the religious right.

Conference activities will include tours of Gage's Fayetteville home and local sites of significance in her life, research-focused visits to nearby historical institutions archiving Gage materials, a discussion meeting for women's studies scholars and historians, a reception for Gage's descendants, and a closing Sunday brunch and wrap-up.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

"The Legacy of Gage" invites proposals for formal papers as well as informal discusisons, creative works of art or drama, panel discussions and other forums to explore the life and work of Matilda Joslyn Gage and her legacy.

Short proposals (200 words or less) may be sent to:

TRAVEL

Fayetteville is twenty minutes from the Syracuse airport and may be reached from Interstate 90, 690 East exit.

While you are in Central New York you may wish to visit the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Women's Rights National Historical Park, all in Seneca Falls, only 46 miles west of Syracuse. The Harriet Tubman home is in Auburn. Rochester, the home of Susan B. Anthony, is 1-1/2 hours away on the NY Thruway (I-90). Information will be provided with the conference registration packet.

LODGING

Two Fayetteville inns are available for conference attendees:

Craftsman Inn (30 rooms) $109, 2 night minimum 315-637-8000

Ravenwood (3 rooms) $85.00 up 315-637-2836

In addition, the following hotels are within five miles of the conference:

Candlewood Suites 315-432-1684

Courtyard by Marriott 315-432-0300

Days Inn 315-437-5998

Dewitt Inn 315-446-3300

Fairfield Inn by Marriott 315-432-9333

Howard Johnson 315-437-2711

Marriott Hotel 315-432-0200

Red Roof Inns 315-437-3309

If you have trouble getting a room due to the lodging crunch, limited housing may be available in private homes for a fee. Call the Fayetteville Free Library at 315-637-6374.

MORE INFORMATION

Questions contact: swagner711@aol.com

MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Name:  ____________________________________________________ 

Address:___________________________________________________ 

Phone:    Day: _____________________  Evening: ________________ 

Email:  ____________________________________________________

Will you be presenting? 
       ___yes         __no
Will you be going on the research tour? (Fri am 9-12)
       ___yes         __no
Will you be going on the Gage sites tour? (Fri pm 1-4)
       ___yes         __no
Will you need transportation from the airport or train/bus station?
       ___yes         __no
Would you like to apply for a volunteer scholarship? 
      ___yes         __no

CONFERENCE FEE:
        Early (before March 1)	$45.00   $ ____________
        Regular			 50.00   $ ____________
        Student/Senior		 25.00   $ ____________

Meals:
    (Fill in amount and circle preference)
        Friday reception/dinner buffet	$25.00	$ ____________
        Saturday bag lunch		  5.00	$ ____________
		 vegetarian	turkey
        Saturday dinner is on your own
        Sunday brunch			20.00	$ ____________

Would you like to be a sponsor so someone on a limited budget
can come to the dinner and brunch?  ___ yes        
	Amount included in check:		$ ____________

	Total fees and meals:			$ ____________

	Amount enclosed:			$ ____________

Send this form and check or money order (sorry, no credit cards), to:

    Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation
    PO Box 192
    Fayetteville, NY 13066

Thanks for visiting the Matilda Joslyn Gage Website at
http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/gage/mjg.html

Craftsman Inn (30 rooms)	$109, 2 night minimum	315-637-8000
Ravenwood (3 rooms)	$85.00 up	315-637-2836

Candlewood Suites	315-432-1684
Courtyard by Marriott	315-432-0300
Days Inn	315-437-5998
Dewitt Inn	315-446-3300
Fairfield Inn by Marriott	315-432-9333
Howard Johnson	315-437-2711
Marriott Hotel	315-432-0200
Red Roof Inns	315-437-3309