Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Woodstock, New York: Travel to this distinct Hudson Valley town! on Vimeo. The State of New York kicked off the 2017 suffrage centennial in Albany, NY on March 1, 2017, Women’s History Month. And Woodstock Times (Woodstock, NY) published the story by Marguerite Kearns about how the “Spirit of 1776” wagon had Woodstock, NY ties and came…
Continue ReadingEdna Kearns gets attention for her women’s suffrage work! on Vimeo. THROUGH THE EYE OF MARGUERITE KEARNS (Point of View) When I first started blogging in 2009 about my grandmother Edna Kearns and her votes for women activism, most people had no idea what I meant when I referred to the “women’s…
Continue ReadingTravel to celebrate the 2017 New York State suffrage centennial! on Vimeo. Welcome to Suffrage Wagon Cafe where we stretch out and enjoy catching up on what’s happening with suffrage news, views, events and celebrations. There’s a great deal going on in New York this year in observance of 100 years of women voting in the…
Continue ReadingWhat’s happening at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School! on Vimeo. Here at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School we’ve been dusting off vintage suffrage movement cookbooks. Several are available free online. Many of the recipes call for a cup of this or a handful of that to make classic favorites like fruitcake, gingerbread, puddings, soups,…
Continue Reading“Suffragette” film makes Votes for Women movement come alive! on Vimeo. NEWS NOTES FROM SUFFRAGE WAGON NEWS CHANNEL: “Suffragette” film is now available on Amazon. This film about the suffrage movement in England brings to life this important part of history. Many American activists such as Alice Paul, Inez Milholland, Harriot Stanton Blatch, and many others…
Continue ReadingTHROUGH THE EYE OF MARGUERITE KEARNS (Point of View): During the first week of January in 1914, a hardy band of marchers under the direction of suffragist Rosalie Jones started out from New York City on a march headed to Albany, NY to ask NYS Governor Martin Glynn to appoint poll…
Continue Reading“Spirit of 1776” wagon on exhibit at New York State Capitol: Women’s History Month on Vimeo. GREAT NEWS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY: March 2017 will be a busy month during Women’s History Month at the New York State Capitol in Albany, NY when the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon used by Edna Kearns will be on exhibit…
Continue ReadingWomen’s march included tribute to Inez Milholland, U.S. suffrage martyr, in Lewis, NY on Vimeo. A VALENTINE FOR INEZ MILHOLLAND! The web site InezMilhollandCentennial.com continues during 2017, the suffrage centennial for New York State. Inez was nominated for a presidential citizens medal in 2015 and up to the last minute we believed she would receive this high…
Continue ReadingSusan B. Anthony: The first militant suffragist from Vimeo. Votes for women: a focus at Suffrage Wagon Cafe on Vimeo. TWO EXAMPLES OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY BIRTHDAY PARTIES: Or plan your own party during February to carry on the spirit of the 2017 Womens March. #1: Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday Party on Saturday, February 18, 2017, 1-3 p.m., at the Lord Mansion Coach…
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t seen the “Spirit of 1776” wagon on exhibit, here’s your chance! on Vimeo. SIX-PANEL TRAVELING EXHIBITION AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL IN NYS Votes for Women Traveling Panel Exhibition The New York State Museum plans to create a six-panel traveling exhibition based on the larger Votes for Women exhibition that can travel to smaller venues…
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