Put January 11, 2012 (Alice Paul‘s birthday) on your calendar now, and be thinking of celebrating the birthdays of other suffragist women during 2012. Susan B. Anthony’s birthday is in February and celebrating her birthday has a long tradition in the US. It’s a terrific occasion for afternoon high tea and everything this suggests. The 2012 calendar might sound like far into the future. But if you’ve never had a Susan B. Anthony party, it takes more effort and planning the first time around. You can’t fail with a party like this. A little music, tea, goodies. And a short program. This year’s party I pulled together included live music, a dessert potluck, tea and a program about Susan B. Anthony’s trial after she was arrested for voting. It was great fun and not the kind of thing you organize overnight. Which is why I’m suggesting that we look ahead. By next February, a party might seem like a great idea.
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The suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Buckman Kearns.
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- New York State Legislative Resolution designing July 1, 2013 the "Spirit of 1776" Wagon Day. suffragewagon.org/?p=7323 #wmnhist 17 hours ago
- Grandmother Edna Kearns' "Spirit of 1776" wagon gets media attention 100 years after the fact. news10.com/story/22631348… #wmnhist 20 hours ago
- A video about the suffrage campaign wagon everyone's been hearing about. youtube.com/watch?v=4do9HZ… #wmnhist 2 days ago
- July 1, 2013 will be the "Spirit of 1776" Wagon Day in New York State. suffragewagon.org/?p=7319 #wmnhist 3 days ago
- What was suffrage activist Edna Kearns doing on June 27, 1913? Grassroots organizing, that's what. suffragewagon.org/?p=7312 #wmnhist 6 days ago
- 100 years since suffrage wagon "Spirit of 1776"left Manhattan. Celebrate with video. Ode to wagon. youtube.com/watch?v=SBXBu3… 1 week ago
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- Alice Paul Institute
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- Equal Rights Amendment
- Her Hat Was in the Ring
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- Long Island Suffrage Movement
- Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation & Home
- National Archives Online
- National Constitution Center
- National Women's History Museum
- National Women's History Project
- New York State Museum
- NYC Women's History Walk
- Organizing Toolbox: Video
- Sewall-Bemont House and Museum
- Songs of the Suffragettes- Recording
- Stanton and Anthony Papers
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- Suffrage Wagon News Channel
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- Suffragist Oral Histories
- Susan B. Anthony House
- The Women's Museum
- Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
- Women's Heritage Trails
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- Women's Rights National Historic Park (Seneca Falls, NY)
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What an interesting idea. A party. Not a big investment of time, energy, and so on. And the gain is big.
OK, OK. I get your point.
If I had gone to a party like this when I was young, it would have stuck for life. Keep up the good work.
I’m not doing anything on January 11th. In other words, you can invite me to your High Tea.