Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
Episode #6: Wilmer Kearns tries to win over Edna with his storytelling on Vimeo. By Marguerite Kearns Welcome to Suffrage Wagon Cafe which opened its doors in March 2015, Women’s History Month. Catch up on past programs. Wilmer Kearns (my grandftaher) is complicating the story, as Edna’s best friend Bess points out. Wilmer’s determined…
Continue ReadingMessage from Marguerite Kearns, Suffrage Wagon Cafe host: I’m back on this second day of the women’s history festival celebrating the opening of the Suffrage Wagon Cafe. This four-day festival started with my welcome greeting followed by the opening of the doors of the Suffrage Wagon Cafe. There was even a reminder that when you’re planning your next vacation,…
Continue ReadingDear Friends, Instead of a long posting, we’re featuring the upcoming Suffrage Wagon Cafe programming during this four-day festival primarily in images. Starting Saturday, March 28th, here’s an overview of the special programs planned. The cafe opening is on SWAN Day during Women’s History Month. Performer/songwriter Eighty Bug composed and performed in the award-winning video, the “Spirit…
Continue ReadingVIDEO: News Notes for Women’s History Month: From Suffrage Wagon News Channel on Vimeo. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT in the Winter/Spring issue of the quarterly newsletter. Have you heard about the exhibition of the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon in the upcoming New York State suffrage centennial celebration in 2017? The Alice Paul Institute has celebrated its 30th…
Continue ReadingVIDEO: “Marguerite’s Musings” is a regular column about women’s history! on Vimeo. by Marguerite Kearns The United States is racing to catch up with the United Kingdom that has been far ahead in terms of bringing awareness of the historic women’s suffrage movement to public attention in recent years. Keep in mind that American audiences haven’t…
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Celebrate Pi Day with American apple pie for women voters! on Vimeo. Here at Suffrage Wagon Cooking School we’ve been making good old American apple pie for women voters. And everyone else too. But it’s not only Pi Day in March, but also Women’s History Month. Pi Day has been observed in many ways, including making, eating…
Continue ReadingVIDEO: “Your Voice, Your Vote” by Martha Burk, featured on Suffrage Wagon Bookshelf on Vimeo. “Your Voice, Your Vote” by Martha Burk is a must-have reference for the modern voter. Any book that features the 1848 Seneca Falls women’s rights convention in the first chapter has my attention from the start. Burk makes it clear that…
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Meet me at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe for the Women’s History Month opening! on Vimeo. The Suffrage Wagon Cafe is partnering with Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. Chef Cutting, our chef for the first series of cooking school recipes, gives us the Big Picture. VIDEO: Suffrage Wagon Cafe & Suffrage Wagon Cooking School: Important announcement! on Vimeo. NEWS…
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Suffrage Wagon Cafe: Grand Opening on SWAN Day on Vimeo. A music video, the “Spirit of 1776: A Suffragette Anthem,” celebrates grassroots activism during Women’s History Month in March. The music video is one of the highlights of the opening of Suffrage Wagon Cafe on March 28th, SWAN Day, an international celebration honoring women artists….
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Get ready for the release in 2015 of “Suffragette” film from the UK by visiting Suffrage Wagon Cooking School. Women’s History Month is a perfect time to host a special occasion for friends, family, or your organization. NEWS ROUNDUP: New York State’s gearing up for its 2017 suffrage centennial. The National Women’s History Project…
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