Part II of Kenneth Florey’s article on the suffrage movement and tea

Video showing vintage tea sets and memorabilia from the suffrage movement from the author’s collection.  A special feature during January and National Hot Tea Month! by Kenneth Florey English suffrage activist Sylvia Pankhurst was responsible for the design of several tea sets. One, commissioned by the WSPU from the Diamond China Company for their refreshment…

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Christmas day tribute to Inez Milholland: Audio podcast

This 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!…

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VIDEO, plus news notes from Long Island paper about suffrage street speakers

Video about following the Suffrage Wagon on its ride to freedom. The street speaking of Edna Kearns in Nashville, Tennessee 100 years ago is the topic and you can find out more on “Marguerite’s Musings”. [vimeo 111960414 w=500 h=281] SPECIAL FROM “THE OWL” (Long Island): November 29,1914: “Miss Rosalie Jones organized a squad of speakers on nearly…

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Who was the Tennessee governor who listened to Edna Kearns’ suffrage speech 100 years ago? Story Episode #2

by Marguerite Kearns I heard the story about the Tennessee governor when I was young. Yes, in back in 1914 the governor of Tennessee listened to grandmother Edna Kearns’ suffrage speech in the rain. No one bothered to tell me where this happened. It could have been at Long Beach on Long Island for all I…

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“Why I support the suffragist memorial” on Day #14 of the first “Night of Terror” observance

by Marguerite Kearns One more day to go on the “Night of Terror” blogging. I wouldn’t have predicted I’d make it to the end of this two-week stretch of daily blogging. It’s all for a good reason. November 15, 1917 became a “turning point” in the 72 year struggle for American women to win the right…

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Last podcast of the “Night of Terror” audio series

by Marguerite Kearns Day #13. Here is Podcast #8 of the audio series, the “Night of Terror.” Production by Suffrage Wagon News Channel. Audio by Librivox. Reading by Kate West. From Doris Stevens’ “Jailed for Freedom,” 1920. The entire “Night of Terror” audio podcast series. I’ve been blogging continuously for a total of twelve days now in…

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