Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Six weeks ago the Adirondack History Museum opened its women’s suffrage exhibit. On July 7, 2016, US Senator Kirstin Gillibrand visited the exhibit that will be open until mid October 2017 and continue during 2018 with new material. The exhibit was made possible with funding from Humanities New York, and assistance from the New York Museum, New…
Continue ReadingVintage women’s suffrage cookbooks are an important part of history! on Vimeo. by Marguerite Kearns Food played a large part in the activism of the women’s suffrage movement. Women were in charge of the kitchens. But more than this, they understood how food, its preparation and serving, were opportunities for spreading the word about equality and…
Continue ReadingA video bringing the story of Inez Milholland to a TV audience in upstate New York. Many friends have heard me speak about my grandfather Wilmer Kearns. This video allows him to speak for himself—sort of. New Book by Brooke Kroeger about men involved in the women’s suffrage movement is slated for a September 2017…
Continue ReadingFarmers’ markets have great fresh fruits & vegetables. Buy locally! on Vimeo. It’s the time of the year for fresh fruits and vegetables. Don’t wait to line up at the supermarket to buy items that have traveled considerable distances when a visit to your local farmers’ market may surprise and most likely delight you. During warm…
Continue ReadingWhite House Picketing & Hot Tea in 1917 on Vimeo. American women picketed White House 100 years ago in support of voting rights! on Vimeo. News from the women’s suffrage movement in the first wave. Convention Days 2017 commemorates the U.S. Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 that represented a turning point in the struggle for women’s…
Continue ReadingAudio podcasts on Suffrage Wagon News Channel. Votes for Women, an exhibition catalog for the November 2017 exhibit at the New York State Museum in Albany, NY is available for advance ordering on Amazon. The exhibition paperback celebrates the pivotal role the state played in the struggle for equal rights in the nineteenth century, the…
Continue ReadingJust follow the Suffrage Wagon and then see what happens… on Vimeo. Suffrage videos you might enjoy from our archive: The story of the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon told by an award-winning video. Rosalie Jones and her Band of Suffrage Activists Marched to Albany, NY in 1914 on Vimeo. New York Suffrage Parades: “The Song of…
Continue Reading“Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon on exhibit during 2017 on Vimeo. Gathering of Woodstock Women: A Celebration of the New York State Women’s Suffrage Centennial. June 17, 2017 though September 3, 2017, Saturdays and Sundays 1-5 p.m. The past of Woodstock, NY will come alive at an exhibit of the Historical Society of Woodstock: Gathering of Woodstock Women: A Celebration…
Continue ReadingEdna Buckman Kearns reflects on her past & the “Spirit of 1776” wagon! on Vimeo. The “May Equality Salon” recognizes women and peace movements on Tuesday, May 16, 2016 (6 p.m.) at a special program at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument. Before women won the vote in 1920, they organized internationally to promote the non-violent resolution…
Continue ReadingSuffrage Wagon Cooking School clears the decks to make great cup of coffee on Vimeo. SUFFRAGE NEWS WRAP-UP: The Suffolk County Historical Society has an ongoing exhibit featuring Long Island suffrage activists, including Edna Kearns, Elisabeth Freeman, Rosalie Jones, and others. A national task force is planning the 2020 suffrage centennial when American women will have…
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