Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
We’re off to the 2017 women’s march in body & spirit! on Vimeo. The 2017 women’s march in Washington, DC, across the United States and around the world is not only historic, but we couldn’t have imagined it like this. Back in 2009 when we stated blogging, people’s eyes glazed over when we mentioned the suffrage…
Continue ReadingSupport Inez Milholland for a presidential citizens medal! on Vimeo. Finally—the Inez Milholland citizens medal is being considered by the White House. Today, the following message was sent to the over 1,000 individuals and organizations who signed the Change.org petition in support of U.S. President Obama awarding Inez Milholland (1886-1916) with a presidential citizens medal before…
Continue ReadingMake a cup of hot tea: From Suffrage Wagon Cooking School on Vimeo. January is Hot Tea Month at Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. At Suffrage Wagon Cafe we’re promoting our partner, Suffrage Wagon Cooking School, where we are out to set a mood, that of bringing us all together with a reminder of how to…
Continue ReadingSuffrage Wagon Cafe sponsors new program! on Vimeo. MORE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR OBAMA TO AWARD CITIZENS MEDAL TO INEZ MILHOLLAND! Inez Milholland led inaugural women’s march in Washington, DC in 1913! As President Obama prepares to leave office in 2017, women from across the United States are preparing to participate in the women’s march in Washington,…
Continue ReadingWagons used in the Suffrage Movement! on Vimeo. The New York State suffrage centennial is on the horizon. For so long it seemed as if 2017 was far off in the future. No longer. Plan to see the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon at the New York State Museum during 2017. Details when they become available….
Continue Reading2016 has lots of events and celebrations for women’s suffrage history! on Vimeo. We’re celebrating August 26th during 2016 by spreading the word about events, programs, and observances on Suffrage Wagon News Channel as well as our sister site, SuffrageCentennials.com Stay in touch about the campaign to make August 26th a national holiday. Follow updates about…
Continue ReadingIt’s the birthday of Inez Milholland, America’s suffrage martyr. If you haven’t ordered your free copy of the new 15-minute film, “Forward Into Light,” do so now by visiting the web site for the production: InezMilholland.org The film poster is $20. But the film itself is free. You heard that right: FREE. If you’re a…
Continue ReadingHazel MacKaye (photo above) was riding high in 1914 when her pageant, “The American Woman: Six Periods of American Life” was performed at the Seventy-first Regimental Armory (sponsored by the New York City Men’s League for Equal Suffrage). It was a cutting-edge production that milked the potential for drama and social commentary. Edna Buckman Kearns…
Continue ReadingThe online journal and database, “Women and Social Movements in the United States” is engaged in several crowdsourcing projects to create a new online biographical dictionary of the woman suffrage movement in the U.S. Over the past few months volunteers have written brief biographies of Black women suffragists and militant suffragists who supported the National…
Continue ReadingMy Dear Friends, One of the real pleasures of working with the National Women’s History Project is when we actually get to “write women back into history.” We have a special opportunity this year, and I hope you’ll support and benefit from the Inez Milholland Centennial. This new project of the NWHP will shine the…
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