Toshi Seeger was aware of the link between activism and food, says Marguerite Kearns, anchor for Suffrage Wagon News Channel

Buried in my past is a history I spent with Toshi Seeger, the pivotal woman behind the scenes at Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, during the years I was editor and reporter for Woodstock Times, the Hudson Valley independent newspaper. There I learned from Toshi Seeger, the spouse of folk performer Pete Seeger, the importance of…

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She’s overwhelmed at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School, so anchor Marguerite Kearns cooks up New Mexico breakfast burritos

I’m here to introduce you to the recipes online that you can consider trying. New Mexico breakfast burritos can be expensive, and they’re designed to pull folks from the traffic because they are so loaded with tender loving care. I read and scan local websites about chiles and how breakfast, lunch, and dinner can be…

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Another post from Marguerite Kearns about New York State Museum’s update from curator Jennifer Lemack about the wagon’s exhibition in 2025

Another column from our anchor Marguerite Kearns about Edna Kearns’ suffrage campaign wagon, the wagon promoting women’s voting rights in New York City and Long Island during 1913, and Marguerite’s 2024 emphasis on body politics, now and in the future… THE 2025 EXHIBITION OF THE “SPIRIT OF 1776” SUFFRAGE WAGON ON LONG ISLAND. . . …

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Making scones for the season and for special events—from Suffrage Wagon Cooking School!

Take a special look. https://youtu.be/lR1q1siHG1c You can make scones that both the Irish and English love with this recipe from Chef Cutting in the kitchen of Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. Here’s another recipe for scones from “Cinnamon and Sugar.” Other cooking schools and cafes love scones too! If you start at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School,…

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WRITER Mary Walton compares Alice Paul to Ghandi and Martin Luther King—OTHERS DISAGREE!

Alice Paul is finally getting the recognition she deserves. Yet, during her lifetime she wasn’t interested in glory. She kept her eye on the prize: women’s rights and the vote. Keep in mind that author Mary Walton never heard of Alice Paul before a newspaper editor brought Paul to her attention. In recent years, Walton…

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