Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
A group of grassroots activists and a California Congresswoman have joined forces to honor suffragist Inez Milholland on the centennial of her death while campaigning for Votes for Women. Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) has submitted a nomination to President Obama for Milholland (1886-1916) to be awarded the Presidential Citizen’s Medal in 2016. This second highest…
Continue ReadingMarch 2016 is Women’s History Month, and the perfect occasion to introduce Inez Miholland as America’s suffrage martyr. Visit the Inez Milholland centennial web site. It has resources for your educational programs. And there are only six days left to contribute to the Inez Milholland film, a special production of Wild West Women. The…
Continue Reading“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is featured short story for women on Vimeo. Since the 1970s with the emergence of feminist scholarship and the re-discovery of the works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, we have a remarkable opportunity to bring Gilman and her work to life again. Because of Gilman’s strong New York State connections,…
Continue ReadingThis audio selection is from Doris Stevens’ book, Jailed For Freedom, a selection that highlights the Christmas day ceremony at the nation’s Capitol in memory of Inez Milholland, America’s suffrage martyr. The reading is by Librivox. See other coverage about Inez Milholland on SuffrageCentennials.com. The centennial observance of her death is in 2016. Happy holidays!…
Continue ReadingAmerican suffragist Inez Milholland on horse, featured in film by Dutch women, “Ahoy!” Message from the Dutch women who filmed “Ahoy!” and featured American suffragist, Inez Milholland. With pride we present our film Ahoy! unsurpassed women of the world. The film is about a young woman who’s inspired by the lives of heroines. When the leadroll dreams,…
Continue ReadingKathleen Kelly, long-time friend of Suffrage Wagon, takes Joan of Arc on the road on her birthday with a special feature in “New York History.” See the special article for Joan’s birthday that spreads the word about the U.S. having its own Joan of Arc. VIDEOS: A clip from “Iron Jawed Angels,” that shows Inez…
Continue ReadingInez Milholland gave her life for our voting rights today after collapsing while on the campaign trail. She died shortly thereafter. Chances are, most people never heard of Inez Milholland. However, they may have seen photos of the magnificent woman on a horse leading the enormous 1913 suffrage parade in Washington, DC at the time…
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