The centennial of the suffrage wagon. 1913-2013. In July of 1913, the I.S. Remson company of Brooklyn presented the suffrage wagon to the New York State Suffrage Association at 108 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The wagon started on its journey of campaigning for Votes for Women on Long...

The story of the suffrage wagon’s centennial: PART I: One hundred years ago on Long Island. PART II: Rattling the bars for freedom.     Videos about Long Island Votes for Women organizing. Audio readings of the newspaper articles published to describe the 1913 presentation ceremony of the “Spirit of...

The power of a cup of tea in the suffrage movement is spelled out in this two-part series by Ken Florey, the author of a book, soon to be released, on suffrage memorabilia. See: Part #1. Part #2. Alice Paul’s tea house, The Grated Door, also tied the tea room with organizing for the movement. White House...

The Long island suffrage campaign to win support for Votes for Women started about 1912 with a “whirlwind” campaign and accelerated in July of 1913 when the “Spirit of 1776″ campaign wagon was presented to the New York State Suffrage Association on July 1, 1913. See newspaper articles about the wagon...

Special postings by author Kenneth Florey about automobiles and wagons used in the suffrage movement. Check out the new videos that highlight images from Ken’s collection of suffrage memorabilia. Ken’s web page. Article about automobiles and the suffrage movement. Part #1.  Part #2. Wagons used in the Suffrage...

by Marguerite Kearns The employees at the I.S. Remson Company in Brooklyn, New York were publicity hounds, and for good reason. The display and classified ads in New York City’s metropolitan newspapers promoting I.S Remson’s wagon and carriage business after 1910 weren’t enough to compete in the loud roar of a marketplace...