This is the moment American women have been waiting for –a woman running for U.S. president!

Suffrage activists like Edna Buckman Kearns imagined a day when a woman would run for president of the United States. The day has finally arrived! In the last few days we’ve seen words like “suffrage” and “Seneca Falls” heard by millions of Americans. It hasn’t been that long ago when people had no idea what…

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A Major Accomplishment of 2015: Support for “Spirit of 1776” wagon’s permanent exhibit!

Help us celebrate a major media campaign defining 2015. We’ve been spreading the word about the ongoing effort to support the New York State Museum in putting the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage Wagon on permanent exhibit. We were thrilled when Newsday (Long Island, NY) published a two-page spread in June 2015 about the campaign. The effort…

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Check out our public radio features & suffrage movement history podcasts!!

Introducing audio features on Vimeo with Marguerite Kearns, your host. ON THE SCENE REPORT: Marguerite Kearns covers a ERA rally for public radio about the Equal Rights Amendment legislation in the U.S. Congress. RADIO INTERVIEW: Marguerite Kearns interviews director and producer of “10 Days in a Madhouse” (Timothy Hines and Susan Goforth) for public radio. The film…

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Suffrage Wagon Cafe’s special holiday video program on December 8, 2015

VIDEO: Fun building on women’s history, past hard work and accomplishments! from Marguerite Kearns on Vimeo. A star for Inez Milholland, America’s women’s suffrage martyr on Vimeo. Happy holidays from the people at Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. A Wish for Santa: Support Permanent Exhibit of “Spirit of 1776” Wagon! on Vimeo. by Marguerite Kearns…

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No more goody-goody two shoes: Women’s suffrage activists speak to us from the past!

Who are these two women? Left, Doris Stevens. Right, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Both weren’t shrinking violets. However, if you learned conventional history in school they were overshadowed by men in the story of this nation. We’re in the midst of suffrage centennial fever that started with state centennial celebrations launched by the western states. In…

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How Bess got in trouble with her parents: Suffrage Wagon Cafe special program!

  Suffrage Storytelling is how we reach out to teachers, students & American history fans! on Vimeo. SUFFRAGE WAGON CAFE PROGRAM on Suffrage Storytelling by Marguerite Kearns, your cafe host. On the street where Edna grew up in Philadelphia, her best friend Bess became an outsider compared to most of the other young women interested…

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Stories are how we remember important events! VIDEO about women’s suffrage storytelling!

Suffrage Wagon Cafe is introducing its women’s suffrage storytelling series on July 8, 2015. Are you subscribed? This long-awaited series links story to facts. People who follow the Suffrage Wagon love the details and how the cafe is opening its doors. Meet your friends at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe. Check out past story videos and…

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National video award, plus nine Suffrage Wagon videos for your pleasure!

Don’t be left behind! Head out to Votes for Women centennial celebrations in 2020 and 2017! on Vimeo. GREAT NEWS: The National Federation of Press Women has awarded the Suffrage Wagon music video, “The Spirit of 1776: A Suffragette Anthem,” second prize in its category (32A) in the national media competition. “Spirit of 1776,” an anthem to…

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