August 26 news: People’s Town Hall in NYC & Woodstock, NY exhibit of women artists overlooked!

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      Equality Celebrations and Women’s Suffrage News Notes on Vimeo. It’s the countdown for August 26th, Women’s Equality Day, The People’s Town Hall, cosponsored by Women on 20s, Women You Should Know, Unite Women New York, and the Department of Records and Information Services/WomensActivism.NYC. A panel of speakers includes Liz Abzug (moderator) – consultant, professor, attorney/lobbyist; Rosemonde Pierre-Louis…

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Suffrage Wagon Cooking School celebrates its first year of recipes!

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Our hats off to Suffrage Wagon Cooking School recipes! on Vimeo. When a birthday rolls around, we take advantage of it. Espacially when Suffrage Wagon Cooking School is in the spotlight for its first birthday party. We’re highlighting some of our best recipes as part of the August 26th programming. An overview of some cooking school videos…

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Can NYC initiative raise $75,000 before August 26, Women’s Equality Day?

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Help is needed to crowd-fund an effort to document the stories of women activists by raising $75,000 before Women’s Equality Day, August 26, 2015.  WomensActivism.NYC is the hub for a five-year celebration of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial in New York City. The first big event, “Declaration of Sentiments: The Remix, A Celebration of the Women’s Suffrage…

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August 8 special program at Suffrage Wagon Cafe to celebrate women’s 4th of July!

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Suffrage Wagon Cafe is the go-to place! on Vimeo. Suffrage Wagon Cafe opens its doors on August 8th for a special celebration of August 26th, Women’s Equality Day. August 26th is the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. What does this mean? That American women have been citizens for 95…

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No more goody-goody two shoes: Women’s suffrage activists speak to us from the past!

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Who are these two women? Left, Doris Stevens. Right, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Both weren’t shrinking violets. However, if you learned conventional history in school they were overshadowed by men in the story of this nation. We’re in the midst of suffrage centennial fever that started with state centennial celebrations launched by the western states. In…

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Stories are how we remember important events! VIDEO about women’s suffrage storytelling!

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Suffrage Wagon Cafe is introducing its women’s suffrage storytelling series on July 8, 2015. Are you subscribed? This long-awaited series links story to facts. People who follow the Suffrage Wagon love the details and how the cafe is opening its doors. Meet your friends at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe. Check out past story videos and…

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National video award, plus nine Suffrage Wagon videos for your pleasure!

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Don’t be left behind! Head out to Votes for Women centennial celebrations in 2020 and 2017! on Vimeo. GREAT NEWS: The National Federation of Press Women has awarded the Suffrage Wagon music video, “The Spirit of 1776: A Suffragette Anthem,” second prize in its category (32A) in the national media competition. “Spirit of 1776,” an anthem to…

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