Holiday events and fundraisers for women’s suffrage history!
Special events and fundraisers need a little planning and that’s why a special event right before the holidays sets a mood and a spirit that is more generous than during the rest of the year. Is there a way to combine fun and business? Raise a little money so that you can hire a speaker…
Continue ReadingPutting the August 26 US women’s gains into perspective…
There’s a terrific article about women journalists in Substack…a commentary on exactly how far women have come in the journalism profession: https://substack.com/notes/post/p-121253833 It is a terrific way to remember what different folks have asked me over the years. .I started working for a newspaper in 1972. It was a liberating era in the profession when…
Continue ReadingAnd I thought my lack of hearing aids was the problem with streaming video…
by Marguerite Kearns Several days ago I sat through three hours of the film “Oppenheimer” in a movie theatre. I remembered my glasses, but not my hearing aids. So I sat through three hours of terrific images but little sound. Then the above article appeared in my mail. Half of the listening streaming public depends…
Continue ReadingPassing the torch as we age into new arenas for women’s rights…
by Marguerite Kearns I’m standing on the shoulders of those who have come before me. I’ve been carrying on the work of the ancestors, and passing the torch to those continuing the work. That’s why the efforts of the ERA Coalition are so important. We joined. We’re allies. And part of our work is discovering…
Continue ReadingMarguerite’s Musings…8-1-2023
And now, a word from Marguerite Kearns. . . Some folks say I’m writing a memoir. This is true, in part. But there’s much more involved. It’s a record of witness. A RECORD OF WITNESS IS ABOUT RESISTING TORTURE I’ve been in a position to see and participate in a part of reality seldom seen….
Continue ReadingInjustice is embedded, and why women’s family members are important in preserving a legacy of rights and history…
Watch the video below. It’s important because it’s another example of how family members are extremely important in the effort to keep issues alive. We stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us and pass on this torch to those who have come after us. We are passing a torch to the…
Continue ReadingWe’re carrying a message into the future by the clothes women activists wear!
It is fashionable to wear white to honor those who have come before us in the women’s rights movement. This is happening in a way that crosses class lines. It crosses lines of political registration. It is related to gender and the views of those elected officials determined to serve the needs of women and…
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