My niece Hana, shown here, represents the fourth generation in my family to sit in the “Spirit of 1776,” my grandmother’s suffrage campaign wagon. It was a tradition in my family to be photographed in the wagon, and it was also a way of passing the torch of story to the next generation. Few summers passed without my mother gathering up us kids, marching us over to my grandfather’s house. He opened the garage door, dragged out grandmother Edna’s suffrage campaign wagon, and my mother took our photos. Of course it took me many years to get to the point where I was ready to pass the torch to the next generation, and it takes many forms. In this podcast, I’m being interviewed about my grandmother by Marzia Dessi, a student at Northern New Mexico College, during February 2011. Marzia’s interested in our history, the woman’s suffrage movement, and how the past relates to young women today. Listen in!
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- “Jailed for Freedom” by Doris Stevens has accounts of Inez Milholland’s last campaign inezmilholland.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/jai… 3 days ago
- Invitation: Dedication & Exhibit for "Spirit of 1776" wagon - mailchi.mp/4ea87c3fb4dd/i… 4 days ago
- Roadside #suffrage marker to be dedicated on April 24, 2018 in #Huntington #NewYork. 12:30 pm in downtown business… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 1 week ago
- VIDEO: vimeo.com/189628804 #VotesforWomen exhibit at #NewYork State Museum closes May 13, 2018. Video shows hig… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 2 weeks ago
- VIDEO: vimeo.com/245463694 Highlights of New York State Museum exhibit about #VotesforWomen. "Spirit of 1776" w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 2 weeks ago
- #NewYork State Museum exhibit closes May 13. #VotesforWomen focus. SuffrageWagon.org #Spiritof1776 wagon on e… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 2 weeks ago
Important Links
- Alice Paul Institute
- Chick History
- ElectWomen
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Hometown Association
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Her Hat Was in the Ring
- League of Women Voters
- Let's rock the cradle
- 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
- Suffrage Buffs of America
- Suffrage Centennials
- Suffrage Memorabilia
- Suffrage Wagon News Channel
- Suffragist Elisabeth Freeman
- Suffragist Oral Histories
- Susan B. Anthony House
- The Women's Museum
- Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
- Women's Heritage Trails
- Women's History Carnival
- Women's Rights National Historic Park (Seneca Falls, NY)
- Womens Enews
- WomensSuffrage.org
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