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Book on Long Island suffragists by Antonia Petrash

Marguerite Kearns September 4, 2013 0 Comments

If there’s a book that’s rocking the cradle of the women’s rights movement in NYS, it’s Long Island and the Woman Suffrage Movement by Antonia Petrash. The History Press recently published the work, and it adds volumes to what has been revealed about the island. Long Island historian Natalie Naylor has also covered considerable ground…

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Evidence of Edna Kearns’ whirlwind campaigning can be seen at state capitol

Marguerite Kearns May 22, 2012 1 Comment

New York State Capitol, where Edna Kearns campaign wagon is on display. Here, at last! Albany, New York, that is. Arrived yesterday and made a quick visit to the state capitol to see Grandmother Edna’s suffrage campaign wagon on exhibit near the Hall of Governors at the state capitol building. It’s a magnificent display. And…

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Men joined the bandwagon for Votes for Women

Marguerite Kearns February 27, 2012 2 Comments

Whether or not the remarkable response from men for suffrage was expected back in 1914 isn’t clear. However, this article published in the New York Herald about the huge suffrage pageant at the Armory documents a growing and more influential suffrage movement.  The article noted that support from men had grown significantly in the previous three…

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Suffragists were publicity hounds . . .

Marguerite Kearns February 25, 2012 1 Comment

Keeping the suffrage issue constantly in front of the public was a daunting task. Grandmother Edna Kearns got news coverage when standing on a street corner and speaking about suffrage. Here’s an example from a Long Island local paper:

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Oldest Long Island Suffragist, Rhoda Glover

Marguerite Kearns January 13, 2012 4 Comments

The photo below from the Library of Congress photo collection shows Rhoda Glover, oldest Long Island suffragist riding in a horse-drawn wagon during a local parade. Grandmother Edna referred to Glover in one of her many columns about the Long Island suffrage campaign –in particular because suffragist Glover lived in Rockville Centre, New York (Nassau…

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Edna’s Hometown of Rockville Centre has a Woman Mayor

Marguerite Kearns September 5, 2010 0 Comments

On the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, the newspaper covering Nassau County on Long Island featured Edna Kearns and a roundup of the number of women holding elected positions on Long Island. Check it out! I’m sure Edna thought it perfectly reasonable that Rockville Centre, where she lived, should have a…

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