Does Andrew Cuomo’s choice of Kathy Hochul bode well for NYS’s 2017 suffrage centennial?

Tourism development is big at the White House. And the incumbent NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo chose a running mate for reelection (Kathy Hochul) that reportedly has upstate New York’s economic development in mind. Maybe, just maybe this will translate into support and recognition for women’s history, rocking the cradle. and the importance of starting NOW…

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Suffrage Wagon Film Festival: Wilmer Kearns recommends!

Wilmer Kearns recommends suffrage movement videos. (1.) “Rocking the ‘Cradle’ of the Women’s Rights Movement.” This video features some of the locations visited in the 2013 “Let’s Rick the Cradle” blogging tour. It’s to introduce the Finger Lakes of upstate New York as a vacation destination for the entire family. There’s so much to choose…

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965 days until New York’s 2017 suffrage celebration: Centennial fever in the air

No one’s openly planning for New York’s 2017 suffrage centennial. Centennial awareness is out there, however, bubbling under the surface. What are the signs? How about a groundbreaking in Seneca Falls, New York for the National Women’s Hall of Fame that’s taking over the old Seneca Mill along the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, a historical location in…

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