Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Vintage women’s suffrage cookbooks are an important part of history! on Vimeo. by Marguerite Kearns Food played a large part in the activism of the women’s suffrage movement. Women were in charge of the kitchens. But more than this, they understood how food, its preparation and serving, were opportunities for spreading the word about equality and…
Continue ReadingEdna Buckman Kearns reflects on her past & the “Spirit of 1776” wagon! on Vimeo. The “May Equality Salon” recognizes women and peace movements on Tuesday, May 16, 2016 (6 p.m.) at a special program at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument. Before women won the vote in 1920, they organized internationally to promote the non-violent resolution…
Continue ReadingMorning at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe on Vimeo. We’re taking a look at “Chick History”. It is in its fifth year of publishing women’s history features. Rebecca Price conducted 50 interviews and now is spreading the word of the #HerStoryPodcast series. Fifty women were asked to share the historical story of someone who inspired them. Edna Buckman Kearns…
Continue ReadingLong Island women’s suffrage activists featured in an exhibit! on Vimeo. THROUGH THE EYE OF MARGUERITE KEARNS (Point of View); This has been a terrific year as far as recognition of my grandmother, Edna Kearns, and her “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon is concerned. An exhibit featuring Long Island suffrage activists at the Suffolk County Historical…
Continue ReadingMarguerite Kearns’ 2015 welcome message: at Suffrage Wagon Cafe! on Vimeo. THROUGH THE EYE OF MARGUERITE KEARNS: (Point of View) A red carpet was rolled out for me when I showed up recently for VIP night at Suffrage Wagon Café. The room was filled with those of us who have kept the faith since I started…
Continue ReadingIt’s one thing to read about the split between Alice Paul and the main suffrage organization at the time, NAWSA. It’s quite another to realize that my grandmother Edna Kearns witnessed it. An article in the New York Tribune in November following the big 1913 suffrage parade in the nation’s Capitol laid out how the New…
Continue ReadingHappy birthday, Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. We have been publishing since 2009. Happy New Year greetings on this last day of 2016. Women’s history is part of American history and our mission is to bring women into the conversation and participation of the nation. This web site is inspired by activists like Edna Kearns (1882-1934)…
Continue ReadingHappy birthday suffrage activist Edna Kearns (1882-1934) on December 25th. Find out about Edna and her “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon at Suffrage Wagon News Channel. Edna’s “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon will be on exhibit in New York State during its 2017 suffrage centennial observance. On this day before December 25th in 2016, we remember…
Continue ReadingSuffragists Martha Wright & Edna Kearns Dec. 25th birthdays on Vimeo. Wish Edna Kearns a happy birthday by supporting permanent exhibit of her suffrage wagon! on Vimeo. Happy holidays from Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. Happy holidays from the Kearns family! on Vimeo. We wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season! Marguerite Kearns is host at the Suffrage…
Continue ReadingHappy holidays from those of us at Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. The Inez Milholland petition campaign is winding down. If you haven’t added your name, please do so! Will a presidential citizens’ medal be lost in the transition of one administration to another? Perhaps. We’re concerned. And the way of addressing this? Do the…
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