Signs of stirrings about NYS suffrage centennial in 2017, plus Susan B. Anthony news notes!

The suffrage movement or “women’s suffrage” may seem like a niche topic, yet the news items concerning Votes for Women events and activities increase by the day. Here’s a sampling: Statewide conference planning underway for 2017 suffrage centennial of women voting in New York State by CRREO (the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach)…

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Edna Kearns “Better Babies” campaign 100 years ago & her descendants’ life today

I suspect that Grandmother Edna Kearns is behind some of our family activity these days. Though I never knew my grandmother because she died in 1934, she influenced my life profoundly. And it’s not just me. Edna has another granddaughter, Winifred Culp, who’s a mover and shaker, and the spirit is spreading. See Safe Fabric…

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Points of view about Elizabeth Cady Stanton on her birthday!

November 12th is Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s birthday, and it’s my mother Wilma’s birthday as well. And don’t forget my friend and collaborator Olivia Twine who weighs in with November 12th as her birthday. November is heavily weighted with women’s birthdays, and the National Women’s History Project does a great job of pointing this out. After…

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A two-part article about the politics of the proposed Harriet Tubman national park & Nov. 2013 News Notes

The report of the 2013 blogging tour of the “Cradle” of the women’s rights movement in the United States continues with a two-part article by Olivia Twine and Marguerite Kearns in New York History. Part I:  “The politics of Harriet Tubman and Barack Obama.” #1. #2. Part II: “Harriet Tubman and the Projected National Park.” #1….

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“Marguerite’s Musings,” plus visit to “Cradle” and Cotton Country

Article about rocking the Cradle in the Finger Lakes of New York State. Last week I returned from Texas cotton country where my sister Winifred Culp received an award for her work with NearSea Naturals (sustainable and organic fabrics) from the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative in Lubbock, Texas. Grandmother Edna would be proud. One…

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