VIDEO: Plan a trip to see the “Spirit of 1776” wagon road marker!
VIDEO about visiting the site of a street marker in Huntington, NY commemorating the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns.
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VIDEO about visiting the site of a street marker in Huntington, NY commemorating the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns.
Continue ReadingThe memoir in progress by Marguerite Kearns highlights her growing up as the descendant of Votes for Women activists.
Continue ReadingThere are thousands of descendants of the first wave of women’s rights activists in the United States. Watch a video.
Continue ReadingRESOURCES: “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon used by Edna Kearns will be on exhibit during 2020 at the NYS Museum in Albany, NY.
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Continue ReadingMariana Wright Chapman was a New York Quaker involved in the first wave of the women’s rights movement. This is another blast from the past brought to you by Suffrage Wagon News Channel.
Continue ReadingLong Island women’s suffrage activists featured in an exhibit! on Vimeo. Long Island (NY)’s Suffolk County Historical Society (300 West Main Street, Riverhead, NY) has moved the exhibit of Long Island votes for women activists to a more permanent exhibit location at the Society’s headquarters in Riverhead, NY. Edna Kearns is among the suffragists included in…
Continue ReadingWomen’s Marches & Parades: “The Song of the Women” on Vimeo. This video has been a favorite of the hundreds of short informational and promotional videos produced by Suffrage Wagon News Channel. Antonia Petrash has been using this video, “The Song of the Women,” to accompany her Long Island suffragist presentations for the past few years….
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