What was suffragist Edna Kearns concerned about 100 years ago?

by Marguerite Kearns, History Communicator* New York State suffragist Edna Kearns was no slouch. Her correspondence shows this clearly.One hundred years ago New York State suffrage activists were poised on the cusp of a year-long campaign to win a referendum. New York wasn’t alone. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts women were also quite aware of…

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The long-awaited fortune cookie demonstration from Suffrage Wagon Cooking School

Make Chinese Fortune Cookies at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School on Vimeo. Give yourself enough time and space to make and serve traditional Chinese fortune cookies for 2015’s Chinese New Year! Make every suffrage movement celebration memorable! Follow Suffrage Wagon News Channel on Facebook and Twitter. Quarterly newsletters just by signing up. Stay up to date with audio…

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VIODEO: New Year’s Resolution to bake Chinese fortune cookies for the Chinese New Year in February

  Chinese fortune cookies for the Chinese New Year is a Vimeo video from Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. New Year’s Eve came and went but not without a resolution to make traditional fortune cookies for the upcoming Chinese New Year in February. That’s why it’s time to put the Suffrage Wagon Cooking School on your calendar to visit…

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January birthdays: Lucretia Mott, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Caroline Severance, plus videos

Celebrate with a Vimeo video about January birthdays of suffrage activists. I love birthday parties! And January has had enough birthday celebrations to justify digging the traditional English scones demonstration out of the files of Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. January features the birthdays of Lucretia Mott, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Caroline Severance as well as…

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An appeal to Meryl Streep: How will the “Suffragette” film from the UK boost awareness of suffrage movement in the U.S.?

by Marguerite Kearns During an interview recently about the upcoming film “Suffragette” from the UK, Meryl Streep announced: “Girls, we’ve been waiting for this.”  Who was she talking to? I haven’t been a girl for so long, I automatically assumed she wasn’t talking to me. But Meryl Streep got my attention and she’s referring to the…

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Part II of Kenneth Florey’s article on the suffrage movement and tea

Video showing vintage tea sets and memorabilia from the suffrage movement from the author’s collection.  A special feature during January and National Hot Tea Month! by Kenneth Florey English suffrage activist Sylvia Pankhurst was responsible for the design of several tea sets. One, commissioned by the WSPU from the Diamond China Company for their refreshment…

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Hot Tea Month celebration in January

Suffrage Movement movie teas as described in a 1914 Tribune article. Ken Florey’s article below highlights the role of tea in the suffrage movement. During Hot Tea Month in January, we’ll be featuring special articles and videos. Kenneth Florey describes the relationship between tea and suffrage movement organizing. See Ken’s great Part I article that informs and…

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