“Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon turmoil!
VIDEO: What does a story about George Washington’s spies and a suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns have to do with women’s history?
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Visit Suffrage Wagon News Channel’s Inez Milholland sister site!
Inez Milholland is the US suffrage martyr. Our sister site highlights what you should know about her sacrifice so we could vote today. Find out more.
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National Voter Registration Day in September! Plus update on tea action campaign!
Tea houses are important for organizing during the first wave of the women’s rights movement. The concern continues today about the working conditions of tea employees, many of whom are women.
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An August 26th Rap at Suffrage Wagon Cafe
Play this rap August 26th reminder that it’s Women’s Equality Day at Suffrage Wagon Cafe, a commemoration of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that took from 1848 to 1920. August 26th isn’t a national holiday. It’s a day like any other, except that the US president issues a…
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BREAKING NEWS & “Have you seen video honoring Edna Buckman Kearns, suffrage activist?”
Edna Buckman Kearns will be honored among the tens of thousands of women who were part of the first wave of the women’s rights movement in the U.S. on August 26th, Women’s Equality Day.
Continue ReadingCentennial news from Dr. Helen Pankhurst in the UK!
Suffrage Wagon News Channel for news & views of the women’s suffrage movement on Vimeo. This video is a reminder of the hard work and determination associated with American women winning the right to vote. NEWS FROM THE FIRST WAVE OF THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT— The UK is in the midst of its suffrage centennial…
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Publicity about “Spirit of 1776” votes for women wagon featured in historic marker in Huntington, NY
An article in “Huntington Now,” an online publication featuring the April 24, 2018 dedication ceremony of the historic marker funded by the Pomeroy Foundation. The marker featured the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon used by Edna Kearns and others, and it is located in the business district of the Huntington, New York community. See link. …
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What’s happening in NYC and Albany—2017 suffrage centennial events!
New York State Museum will exhibit “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon in 2017! on Vimeo. The suffrage wagon used by Edna Kearns on Long Island and in New York City will be part of a large Votes for Women exhibition at the NYS Museum in Albany, NY. The show, “VOTES FOR WOMEN: Celebrating New York’s…
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Edna Kearns featured in New York Magazine for her suffrage work!
Edna Kearns and attention for her women’s suffrage work! on Vimeo. Recognition comes from many directions. Here’s a link (below) remembering suffrage activist Inez Milholland on “Miriam’s Well,” a blog by well-known poet and writer Miriam Sagan. Forward Into Light! Remembering Suffrage and Inez Milholland Marguerite Kearns is host at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe. Visit our Vimeo…
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