Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Special events and fundraisers need a little planning and that’s why a special event right before the holidays sets a mood and a spirit that is more generous than during the rest of the year. Is there a way to combine fun and business? Raise a little money so that you can hire a speaker…
Continue ReadingThere’s a terrific article about women journalists in Substack…a commentary on exactly how far women have come in the journalism profession: https://substack.com/notes/post/p-121253833 It is a terrific way to remember what different folks have asked me over the years. .I started working for a newspaper in 1972. It was a liberating era in the profession when…
Continue Readingby Marguerite Kearns I’m standing on the shoulders of those who have come before me. I’ve been carrying on the work of the ancestors, and passing the torch to those continuing the work. That’s why the efforts of the ERA Coalition are so important. We joined. We’re allies. And part of our work is discovering…
Continue ReadingAnd now, a word from Marguerite Kearns. . . Some folks say I’m writing a memoir. This is true, in part. But there’s much more involved. It’s a record of witness. A RECORD OF WITNESS IS ABOUT RESISTING TORTURE I’ve been in a position to see and participate in a part of reality seldom seen….
Continue ReadingWatch the video below. It’s important because it’s another example of how family members are extremely important in the effort to keep issues alive. We stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us and pass on this torch to those who have come after us. We are passing a torch to the…
Continue ReadingIt is fashionable to wear white to honor those who have come before us in the women’s rights movement. This is happening in a way that crosses class lines. It crosses lines of political registration. It is related to gender and the views of those elected officials determined to serve the needs of women and…
Continue ReadingOn July 6, 1905 — 118 years ago — the indomitable women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony visited Portland, Oregon. During her stay, she attended the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, where she joined suffragists from across the country at the 37th National American Woman Suffrage Association Convention. She also spoke at the unveiling of…
Continue ReadingThe musings of Marguerite Kearns— I’m telling my story in order to reverse a devaluation of certain types of experience, including long-term perspectives and histories and evaluation of certain trends where experience and wisdom is needed, but it’s bypassed or ignored. I’m speaking now, directly, and creating new opportunities instead of repeating ineffective actions I’ve…
Continue ReadingThe “Spirit of 1776” Wagon Day on July 1, 2013: Suffrage Centennial on Vimeo. The year 2013 was the 100th anniversary of the first journey of the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns and others in 1913. Today her two granddaughters and her great granddaughter are discussing the passing of the torch…
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