Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
It’s a mulit-tasking feat to run from the computer to the back yard to greet friends and at the same time finish this Fourth of July posting. Tomorrow it’s old news that 137 years ago on July 4th, suffrage activists traveled to Philadelphia to be part of the nation’s celebration of the Declaration of Independence….
Continue Reading[one_half_last]The power of a cup of tea in the suffrage movement is spelled out in this two-part series by Ken Florey, the author of a book, soon to be released, on suffrage memorabilia. See: Part #1. Part #2. Alice Paul’s tea house, The Grated Door, also tied the tea room with organizing for the movement. For descriptions of…
Continue ReadingOne hundred years ago English suffragette Emily Davison stepped in front of the king’s horse at the Derby to draw attention to the long and difficult campaign to win the vote. Emily Davison’s death remains newsworthy and controversial today. Because of the upcoming centennial of Davison’s death in June 2013, a great deal is appearing…
Continue ReadingIt’s not Wagon Day every day in New York State. Yes, the “Spirit of 1776” had its fifteen minutes of fame today, and we’re milking the occasion because centennials dont’ come around but every 100 years. On this date one hundred years ago, the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon left Manhattan for an intensive month…
Continue ReadingSuffrage activists didn’t let the centennial of the Declaration of Independence pass in 1876 without a demonstration. In this chapter of her memoir, Elizabeth Cady Stanton explains the preparations associated with traveling to Philadelphia to make the point that the American Revolution remained unfinished as long as women were denied the ballot and basic civil…
Continue Reading“Wagon Day” on July 1, 2013 in New York State video. What is the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon? Take a look at what else Suffrage Wagon News Channel has to offer.
Continue ReadingBig week in Albany, NY with legislative resolution highlighting “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon: Book about Long Island suffrage movement expected to be published in late June 2013. #1. #2. “Spirit of 1776” wagon cited on State Senator Little’s web page. #1. #2. Overview of the wagon’s travels in Albany, NY. #1. #2. News 10 in…
Continue ReadingIt has been a great week and there’s more to come. One hundred years ago the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon made a “stir” with the coverage of its first journey in the New York Times. And one hundred years later, almost to the week, the wagon made a stir at the New York State…
Continue ReadingState of New York Legislative Resolution (Senate: 2421, Assembly: 642) Whereas, New York State is the cradle for the women’s rights movement in the United States and it is critically important to celebrate women’s history as well as support programs that build economic development through cultural and heritage tourism, including the development of a New…
Continue ReadingThis coming week both houses of the New York State Legislature are expected to pass a special resolution honoring Grandmother Edna Kearns’ wagon and its centennial and designating July 1, 2013 as the “Spirit of 1776” Wagon Day. Members of the bipartisan New York State Legislative Women’s Caucus that sponsored the resolution about the wagon’s centennial…
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