Features suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
HAPPY AUGUST 26th from Suffrage Wagon Cafe. Edna Buckman Kearns reflects on her past & the “Spirit of 1776” wagon! on Vimeo. Edna Buckman Kearns was a grassroots suffrage organizer in New York City and Long Island, a Quaker writer and speaker best known for her “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon, a symbol of…
Continue Reading“Spirit of 1776” women’s suffrage wagon on exhibit in 2017! on Vimeo. The National Women’s History Project has published a special issue of the Gazette—”How Women Won the Vote.” The publication is available for events and observances in time for August 26th, Women’s Equality Day. A single copy is free. Bulk orders are $10 for 25…
Continue ReadingJust follow the Suffrage Wagon and then see what happens… on Vimeo. Suffrage videos you might enjoy from our archive: The story of the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon told by an award-winning video. Rosalie Jones and her Band of Suffrage Activists Marched to Albany, NY in 1914 on Vimeo. New York Suffrage Parades: “The Song of…
Continue ReadingSuffrage Wagon Cooking School clears the decks to make great cup of coffee on Vimeo. SUFFRAGE NEWS WRAP-UP: The Suffolk County Historical Society has an ongoing exhibit featuring Long Island suffrage activists, including Edna Kearns, Elisabeth Freeman, Rosalie Jones, and others. A national task force is planning the 2020 suffrage centennial when American women will have…
Continue ReadingSpring greetings from Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. From our archives: Video in support of suffrage documentary on Vimeo. We’ve come a long way since Suffrage Wagon News Channel started publishing in 2009. Back then, articles about the women’s suffrage movement were few and far between. Now, there’s so much going on, it’s…
Continue ReadingSeneca Falls, NY is a pilgrimage and a destination! on Vimeo. HISTORIC MARKERS IN NEW YORK STATE: Long Island, New York has been busy during the state’s 2017 suffrage centennial. One upcoming event is the recognition of the installation of a historic marker honoring Lillian Devere, suffrage activist from Lake Ronkonkoma on Saturday, May 13, 2017, 11…
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…
Continue ReadingSupport Inez Milholland for a presidential citizens medal! on Vimeo. Finally—the Inez Milholland citizens medal is being considered by the White House. Today, the following message was sent to the over 1,000 individuals and organizations who signed the Change.org petition in support of U.S. President Obama awarding Inez Milholland (1886-1916) with a presidential citizens medal before…
Continue ReadingMake a cup of hot tea: From Suffrage Wagon Cooking School on Vimeo. January is Hot Tea Month at Suffrage Wagon News Channel! on Vimeo. At Suffrage Wagon Cafe we’re promoting our partner, Suffrage Wagon Cooking School, where we are out to set a mood, that of bringing us all together with a reminder of how to…
Continue ReadingIf New Zealand can issue a suffrage centennial medal, can the United States manage a similar act of recognition? Inez Milholland (1886-1916) died in the course of working for women’s rights. The year 2016 marked the centennial of her death in California. In 2015, U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier nominated Milholland for a presidential citizens medal….
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