Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
I couldn’t have been more elated than when a review of my book, An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights appeared in the Friends Journal of August 2022. Prior to this, Friends Journal has kept a distance from memoir and family history. This would make sense back in the days…
Continue ReadingA historical marker has been relocated from the boardwalk in Long Beach, NY to Northern Blvd. for reasons of size. This is the second marker installed on Long Island commemorating Edna Kearns’s suffrage organizing and her “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon. Robert F. Keeler of Stony Brook, NY represented granddaughter Marguerite Kearns at a marker…
Continue ReadingOverview of early women’s rights on Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. Suffrage Wagon News Channel has been publishing since 2009. For bookings and interviews, leave a message for Marguerite Kearns (855) toll free 553 3666.
Continue ReadingA “descendant” can be in a powerful position. This new film can be seen on Netflix. GET READY FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY IN NOVEMBER! Let’s start planning for the big celebration on August 26th in 2023. It’s never too late to remember the miracles of our past! And it is up to us to spread…
Continue ReadingUPDATE BY MARGUERITE KEARNS—blog posting on SUNY Press book blog My grandparents would be really disappointed to hear about the physical attacks on those women who have made it a priority to participate in the nation’s political affairs. “When Civiv Duty and Family Legacy Meet at the Polls” by Marguerite Kearns. Check out this link…
Continue ReadingVoting and suffrage or increasing the size of the voting population is as important as whistleblowing. We need more of this to create a better world.
Continue ReadingThe publicity associated with the Kearns motor car, manufactured in Beavertown, PA, is included in the content of a university press book, as well as a Historical Society of Beavertown, PA exhibition throughout October and November 2022. New York State is in the process of placing its Spirit of 1776 suffrage campaign wagon used by…
Continue ReadingConsult with SuffrageWagon.org or Suffrage Wagon News Channel to find out why a labor of love ended up as a book published by SUNY Press (State University of New York).
Continue ReadingTHESE ARE TOUGH QUESTIONS, BUT THEY ARE RELEVANT TO US RIGHT NOW! There are those who say “feminism” and “feminists” are the problem. They would have us believe that the good old days featured women and their allies who knew their place and never had another thought otherwise. YES, ALL AMERICAN WOMEN NEED TO TAKE…
Continue ReadingWHAT ABOUT THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF US WOMEN WORKING FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT? In 2023, we will be celebrating the fact that US women will have been working for 100 years to pass an Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution. When will the 100th anniversary be extremely relevant? On August 26th…Women’s Equality…
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