Features suffrage wagon at the New York State Museum —spring 2024, Permanent Exhibition
by Marguerite Kearns I wrote the book, “An Unfinished Revolution” because if I didn’t, no one would have. I chose what I believed would be an “easy” book for starters. I found out quickly that women’s rights as a topic, even its history, isn’t easy. Even the fact that I waited to begin the documentation…
Continue ReadingSUFFRAGETTES ANTHEM – SPIRIT OF 1776 from on Vimeo. Make sure that you see the inauguration live at 2. p.m. EST from New York. It is historic, and the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon used by Edna Kearns. in 1913 in. New York City and Long Island has an important part! Suffrage Wagon News Channel…
Continue ReadingWATCH THE INAUGURATION OF NEW YORK STATE’S FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR, KATHY HOCHUL Make sure you’re on hand to watch the inaugural ceremony of Kathy Hochul, first woman elected governor of New York State. It’s scheduled for January 1, 2023, EST, at 2. p.m. Watch online by searching for live coverage! A special thanks to those…
Continue ReadingSuffragists Martha Wright & Edna Kearns Dec. 25th birthdays on Vimeo. In 2022, activist and writer Edna Buckman Kearns will be celebrating her 140th birthday. And suffrage activist Martha Coffin Wright is 216 years old. For bookings and interviews, leave a message for Marguerite Kearns (855) toll free 553 3666. This multi-media suffrage news channel…
Continue ReadingFrom Marguerite Kearns: It’s easy to forget the effort and enormous accomplishments of the past when facing the unknown. and what we perceive to be prejudice and discrimination in the present moment. And so I am persisting in remembering. One thing that lent itself to invisibility was the networking many of us engaged with over…
Continue ReadingI couldn’t have been more elated than when a review of my book, An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights appeared in the Friends Journal of August 2022. Prior to this, Friends Journal has kept a distance from memoir and family history. This would make sense back in the days…
Continue ReadingA historical marker has been relocated from the boardwalk in Long Beach, NY to Northern Blvd. for reasons of size. This is the second marker installed on Long Island commemorating Edna Kearns’s suffrage organizing and her “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon. Robert F. Keeler of Stony Brook, NY represented granddaughter Marguerite Kearns at a marker…
Continue ReadingOverview of early women’s rights on Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. Suffrage Wagon News Channel has been publishing since 2009. For bookings and interviews, leave a message for Marguerite Kearns (855) toll free 553 3666.
Continue ReadingA “descendant” can be in a powerful position. This new film can be seen on Netflix. GET READY FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY IN NOVEMBER! Let’s start planning for the big celebration on August 26th in 2023. It’s never too late to remember the miracles of our past! And it is up to us to spread…
Continue ReadingUPDATE BY MARGUERITE KEARNS—blog posting on SUNY Press book blog My grandparents would be really disappointed to hear about the physical attacks on those women who have made it a priority to participate in the nation’s political affairs. “When Civiv Duty and Family Legacy Meet at the Polls” by Marguerite Kearns. Check out this link…
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