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Month: June 2011

Photo of grandmother Edna in 1912

Marguerite Kearns June 26, 2011 5 Comments

Barnstorming for Votes for Women on Long Island, my grandmother Edna Buckman Kearns didn’t leave a stone unturned in her campaigning for Votes for Women. This photo is from a New York State suffrage publication, showing her to the right holding an umbrella.

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That we always remember the “Night of Terror”

Marguerite Kearns June 24, 2011 2 Comments
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Two minutes of “Jailed for Freedom”

Marguerite Kearns June 19, 2011 3 Comments

Listen! This podcast of just over two minutes is the introduction to Jailed for Freedom by Doris Stevens who documented the last phase of the struggle for Votes for Women. It explains why a bolder approach was necessary and how this became a state of mind as well as a record of actions. The work is…

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And Alice Paul’s birthday is in January!

Marguerite Kearns June 19, 2011 4 Comments

Put January 11, 2012 (Alice Paul‘s birthday) on your calendar now, and be thinking of celebrating the birthdays of other suffragist women during 2012. Susan B. Anthony’s birthday is in February and celebrating her birthday has a long tradition in the US. It’s a terrific occasion for afternoon high tea and everything this suggests. The…

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Who gave her life for Votes for Women?

Marguerite Kearns June 15, 2011 4 Comments

The English had their martyr –Emily Davison who threw herself in front of the King’s horse to bring attention to the cause of Votes for Women. In the U.S. it was Inez Milholland who was well known for riding a horse in suffrage parades. Milholland died on the campaign trail when barnstorming in the West.  She was…

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Suff Whirlwind Campaign of Long Island: Part 2

Marguerite Kearns June 10, 2011 2 Comments

Meanwhile, back on the suffrage campaign trail, the women worked day and night, weekends and holidays.  This 1912 article from my grandmother Edna’s suffrage movement archive gives the details of the work. The suffragists were frequently accused of being emotional about the issue of Votes for Women. The reporter Cora E. Morlan includes Dr. Anna…

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NYC Mayor and NYS Governor Cite Suffrage Movement in Major Speeches

Marguerite Kearns June 7, 2011 4 Comments

The suff movement has been acknowledged in recent public speeches by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. In the course of expressing support for marriage equality in New York, these two officials highlighted the woman’s suffrage movement in New York. In a letter to New Yorkers on May…

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Good News About Santa Fe Mayor David Coss

Marguerite Kearns June 4, 2011 1 Comment

In the Good News Department, Mayor David Coss of Santa Fe, New Mexico has joined an ever-growing number of people around the country who are supporting the New York State Museum in its efforts to obtain the funding it needs to put my grandmother Edna Buckman Kearns’ suffrage campaign wagon on permanent exhibit in Albany,…

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One day to go on Kickstarter campaign for suffrage documentary!

Marguerite Kearns June 2, 2011 2 Comments

This is a reminder about the Kickstarter campaign for the suffrage documentary ends Friday afternoon, June 3rd. And this posting has some interesting web pages to look at after you’ve visited the Kickstarter site. The suffrage movement was coming into its own at the time of film and moving pictures. Here’s a link to a suffrage…

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