Suffrage movement announcement board: Suffrage Wagon News Channel

The New York State Museum has announced its 2017 exhibit for the state’s suffrage centennial.       New York City has staff working on planning for the state’s 2017 suffrage centennial. This is the first of many announced events. Follow Suffrage Wagon News Channel on Facebook and Twitter. Quarterly newsletters just by signing up. Suffrage Wagon…

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Videos about Suffrage Wagon Cafe’s opening on SWAN Day!

VIDEO: Mark your calendar for special suffrage movement programs for women voters at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe! on Vimeo. Suffrage Wagon Cafe will open on March 28, 2015 as part of the international celebration of women artists called SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day). It’s an initiative underway to imagine and manifest what it’s like for women’s…

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Martha Burk’s book, “Your Voice, Your Vote” on Suffrage Wagon Bookshelf

VIDEO: “Your Voice, Your Vote” by Martha Burk, featured on Suffrage Wagon Bookshelf on Vimeo. “Your Voice, Your Vote” by Martha Burk is a must-have reference for the modern voter. Any book that features the 1848 Seneca Falls women’s rights convention in the first chapter has my attention from the start. Burk makes it clear that…

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Two videos plus news notes on International Women’s Day!

VIDEO: Meet me at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe for the Women’s History Month opening! on Vimeo. The Suffrage Wagon Cafe is partnering with Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. Chef Cutting, our chef for the first series of cooking school recipes, gives us the Big Picture. VIDEO: Suffrage Wagon Cafe & Suffrage Wagon Cooking School: Important announcement! on Vimeo. NEWS…

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There will be a U.S. suffragist memorial, only if we insist on it!

VIDEO: Turning Point Suffragist Memorial took a giant leap is a Vimeo video. The Turning Point video is also on YouTube. Did you ever stop to think where you and the country would be today without the women from around the nation who were willing to endure humiliation, beatings, incarceration, force feeding and inhumane prison conditions to obtain the vote for…

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Suffrage Wagon Cafe to open on March 28th during Women’s History Month

VIDEO: Suffrage Wagon Cafe: Grand Opening on SWAN Day on Vimeo. A music video, the “Spirit of 1776: A Suffragette Anthem,” celebrates grassroots activism during Women’s History Month in March. The music video is one of the highlights of the opening of Suffrage Wagon Cafe on March 28th, SWAN Day, an international celebration honoring women artists….

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Gear up for Women’s History Month by getting prepared for “Suffragette” film at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School

VIDEO: Get ready for the release in 2015 of “Suffragette” film from the UK by visiting Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. Women’s History Month is a perfect time to host a special occasion for friends, family, or your organization. NEWS ROUNDUP: New York State’s gearing up for its 2017 suffrage centennial. The National Women’s History Project…

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Edna loved Wilmer, but she didn’t want to get married: Marguerite’s Musings on Valentine’s Day

by Marguerite Kearns I’m not saying that my grandparents wore these particular coats shown below, but they certainly glanced at the winter styles and were, I suspect, influenced by the fashion. The styles appear on the same page as an article about Grandmother Edna and her suffrage movement organizing and activities. If I transpose my…

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