Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Watch Charlie Chaplin portray a suffragette in drag in this 1914 film called “A Busy Day,” which was also called “The Militant Suffragette.” Film, a novelty at the start of the 20th century, received news coverage, and a film shown by the “antis” caused quite a commotion: “The Militant Suffragette.” This 1914 article is about Nellie, the militant…
Continue ReadingThe older one gets, the more musings that come with it. I’m doing more musing these days, in addition to transforming Votes for Women stories into narrative nonfiction. People love stories, and a journalistic treatment alone doesn’t meet everyone’s needs. It’s the suffrage wagon’s centennial in 2013. Watch for more musings, as well as selections…
Continue Reading“Brave Girl” is a new book for young readers about a young woman who works in the garment industry of New York City. Online exhibit about the Triangle factory fire. #1. #2. More information about the Triangle Factory Fire. Play about Triangle Factory fire. #1. Link #2.
Continue Readingby Marguerite Kearns The first week in July of 1913 represented a high point in bringing the issue of Votes for Women to the public. This is when the campaign suffrage wagon, the “Spirit of 1776,” left the Manhattan office of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association at 108 Madison Avenue in the care of…
Continue ReadingHave a cup of tea with your suffrage stories and fortune cookies by Marguerite Kearns PART I: The suffrage movement was big news in 1913, but Votes for Women activists had their eye on Long Island well before the turn of the 20th century. Women, in general, organized themselves into a complex web of local…
Continue ReadingMeet Samantha: An American Girl, by Susan S. Adler By Tara Bloyd Part of the popular and lucrative American Girl empire, Meet Samantha takes place in 1904. The book’s synopsis says “It’s 1904. Samantha Parkington, an orphan, lives in her rich grandmother’s household. Grandmary has many servants, but there is no one for Samantha to play with. When a servant girl…
Continue ReadingThe spring issue of Suffrage Wagon‘s quarterly newsletter is on the stands. It’s an announcement about the suffrage wagon’s centennial in July 2013 and three new suffrage videos. They’re both on YouTube and Vimeo, depending on the time of day and whether or not these platforms are performing well. Here are the links: 1. Centennial…
Continue ReadingExhausted from all the suffrage and women’s history events of last month? It’s only just starting in the Big Picture. This month, April, we’re featuring the anniversary of a large 1911 protest in New York City in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. There’s a new children’s book on the subject of garment workers,…
Continue ReadingThis appeal sent to Edna Buckman Kearns sparked the desire to get in line in the procession. It’s the first time in her writings that Edna mentions speaking to Alice Paul on the parade route where they shared concerns about the crowd that was out of control. Edna and Serena Kearns marched in the Quaker…
Continue ReadingThe life of Ida B. Wells (1862 – 1931), activist and suffragist, will be presented in a multi-media performance by Safiya Bandele during Women’s History Month: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 4 p.m. at Brooklyn’s Restoration Plaza Community Room, 1368 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11216. Ticket includes play, meal, beverage and dessert. The event is presented…
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