Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton wasn’t afraid to tackle any subject and make a few enemies along the way. Her position on American apple pie is one example. The Brits had pie right, Stanton said. They didn’t use a bottom crust, for it would inevitably become soggy. Her views on the subject were laid out in…
Continue ReadingGUEST BLOGGER Ken Florey describes the background of writing his book in a special column for Suffrage Wagon News Channel. See his special blog posting. Women’s Suffrage Memorabilia: An Illustrated Historical Study by Kenneth Florey will be published by McFarland Press in April/May of 2013. Order now and give as a holiday gift. This gift…
Continue Reading“Hey, people like history. Some love it. They read books, go to history-themed movies, visit museums and historic sites, preserve buildings, research their family genealogies, participate in re-enactments, support local historical societies, and hold never-ending debates about historical subjects that matter to them. History is fun, yes, and even entertaining. But it’s more than that….
Continue ReadingThanksgiving 1904 Dear Bessie, Remember the promise we made to each other before my June wedding about the two of us getting together at the Russian Tea House over the Christmas holidays? Wilmer and I might come down to Philadelphia. And Mama and Papa are thinking about traveling up to New York, but no decision…
Continue ReadingJill Norgren, Kristen Gwinn-Becker, and Wendy Chmielewski are project directors for “Her Hat Was in the Ring: U.S. Women Elected to Political Office Before 1920,” a searchable database and web site showcasing 2,300 women who campaigned for and were elected to political office in over 40 states across the U.S. between 1869 and 1920. The…
Continue Reading“Women Rising” by Susie Gardner A happy, healthy, peaceful, prosperous world needs the best of both male and female energies, in balance, in collaboration. This requires individual men and women to hold this balance within themselves. Typically, men are gifted with stronger male attributes, supported by the feminine. Women are gifted with stronger female attributes,…
Continue ReadingBig wins for women in 2012 election. LINK PDF See also: LINK Sign a petition designating a federal holiday to honor our suffrage ancestors. LINK. PDF. The election is over and women have made a mark on the landscape. Slide show of 92 years of women voting. LINK. It has been quite a year. Women rising…
Continue ReadingA celebration is called for, so the table has been set for a virtual birthday party for Elizabeth Cady Stanton whose birthday is November 12th. She was born in 1815. Let’s ride the spirit! Pull up a chair to the table! Link You’ll be able to bake a cake for Elizabeth, listen to a musical…
Continue ReadingNEW FEATURE: Tara Bloyd’s suffrage book reviews for young audiences, a new column for Suffrage Wagon News Channel. Read Tara’s first review! NEWS FLASH: Hurricane Sandy support. The Times Union of Albany NY ran a story questioning how Susan B. Anthony would vote in this 2012 presidential election? LINK PDF Our long-time friend Teri Gay (whose comments…
Continue Reading“Why We Women Must Vote in November: An Inspirational Story from the California Suffragists” by filmmaker Martha Wheelock When we women vote for U.S. President this November, we mark the 100th anniversary of California women’s first vote for president, an election when 90 per cent of the rest of American women could NOT vote. While…
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