Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Morning at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe on Vimeo. We’re taking a look at “Chick History”. It is in its fifth year of publishing women’s history features. Rebecca Price conducted 50 interviews and now is spreading the word of the #HerStoryPodcast series. Fifty women were asked to share the historical story of someone who inspired them. Edna Buckman Kearns…
Continue ReadingLong Island women’s suffrage activists featured in an exhibit! on Vimeo. THROUGH THE EYE OF MARGUERITE KEARNS (Point of View); This has been a terrific year as far as recognition of my grandmother, Edna Kearns, and her “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon is concerned. An exhibit featuring Long Island suffrage activists at the Suffolk County Historical…
Continue ReadingWomen’s Suffrage Campaign Wagon on exhibit into 2018 at the New York State Museum on Vimeo. FILM DEAL ABOUT FIRST WOMAN TO RUN FOR U.S. PRESIDENT: Amazon Studios has acquired Victoria Woodhull, with Oscar-winning Room star Brie Larson poised to produce, and play the first female candidate for the presidency of the United States. Amazon bought it…
Continue ReadingMarguerite Kearns’ 2015 welcome message: at Suffrage Wagon Cafe! on Vimeo. THROUGH THE EYE OF MARGUERITE KEARNS: (Point of View) A red carpet was rolled out for me when I showed up recently for VIP night at Suffrage Wagon Café. The room was filled with those of us who have kept the faith since I started…
Continue ReadingState of New York rolls out red carpet for 100 years of women voting on Vimeo. NYS Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul launched the 100th anniversary of women voting in the state by announcing the Women’s Suffrage Commission’s website: www.ny.gov/suffrage. It provides information about upcoming events across the state, profiles New York…
Continue Reading“Suffragette” film makes Votes for Women movement come alive! on Vimeo. NEWS NOTES FROM SUFFRAGE WAGON NEWS CHANNEL: “Suffragette” film is now available on Amazon. This film about the suffrage movement in England brings to life this important part of history. Many American activists such as Alice Paul, Inez Milholland, Harriot Stanton Blatch, and many others…
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t seen the “Spirit of 1776” wagon on exhibit, here’s your chance! on Vimeo. SIX-PANEL TRAVELING EXHIBITION AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL IN NYS Votes for Women Traveling Panel Exhibition The New York State Museum plans to create a six-panel traveling exhibition based on the larger Votes for Women exhibition that can travel to smaller venues…
Continue ReadingWe’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…
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