The dreaming comes first and then the planning for New York State’s 2017 suffrage centennial. Authors Teri Gay and Antonia Petrash speculate why this centennial is important and some of the ways in which it might be celebrated.
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Reflections about the upcoming 2017 New York suffrage centennial
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Centennial of Suffragette Arson in 2014, plus “Suffragette” film update
The centennial of the burning down of a hotel by English suffrage activists was observed in April of this year by BBC News that featured the 1914 event and the two women behind it: Evaline Burkitt, 37, and 22-year-old Florence Tunks. The former Bath Hotel in Felixstowe was built in 1839 and owned by John Cobbold. It attracted the rich and famous from London. including the Maharajah Duleep Singh, Princess Louise (daughter of Queen Victoria), Clara Butt, the famous singer, and Arthur Balfour, the Prime Minister in 1902.
The UK film now in production, “Suffragette,” is already being termed ” an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster” in recent media being released about the production that’s expected to open in January 2015. The promotion effort has been publicizing film locations in England (including the Houses of Parliament), as well as numerous production shots of the film’s principals mixed with human interest features.
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1912-1914: Action in a new suffragette novel from the UK
There’s considerable spinoff from suffrage centennials, including a rash of new creative energy related to the suffrage movement subject matter. One example is books, whether self published or from mainstream publishing houses. The years 1912 to 1914 are addressed in a self-published novel from the UK, Suffragette Autumn Women’s Spring by Ian Porter. This story begins aboard the Titanic as it’s sinking, an important scene which protagonist Ruby later realizes is the genesis of her evolving into a suffrage activist. Ruby and Nashey are left traumatised and horrified – not just by the disaster of the Titanic’s journey itself, but by the failures of the ship’s officers. Readers then travel with the main characters to New York, and on to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The novel finally unfolds in suffragette London, 1912-1914. The militant struggle for Votes for Women becomes a stage for action. Ruby becomes involved in Mrs Pankhurst’s WSPU where she’s imprisoned and involved in a hunger strike. Through the five p’s – publicity stunts, protests, political speeches, prison torture and police tactics – the novel highlights the lengths to which the women and the government pressed the issue. The main character questions the direction of the movement and out of this suffragette autumn emerges a women’s spring.
Follow suffragecentennials.com for how suffrage history is being celebrated.
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Norway has suffrage events, great graphics, international conference
Norway has put considerable time and effort into its centenary of women’s right to vote. The June special programs may be over, but there’s an upcoming international conference in the works, plus excellent materials and graphic representations of the observance. Details of the November conference are still being ironed out, but there’s plenty to look over while we’re waiting for more details. See conference schedule and contact information.
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Suffrage centennial march in the UK in July 2013
The 1913 mass English suffrage march didn’t get the same publicity that the suffragette movement garnered the same year that Emily Davison became a martyr after being trampled by the King’s horse. However, women today are walking and marching in England, following the same route, and celebrating their suffrage history along the way. There are parties and special programs, in addition to the performance of a theatrical piece called “Oxygen.” The story of this 1913 march that ended in a rally with 50,000 people in attendance almost was lost in the shadow of reporting on the more militant wing of the suffrage movement in England. The ways in which this is being played out today is a fascinating study. See #1. #2. Details about the march as it will be passing through Corsham. #1. #2. Photo from the Guardian coverage.
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The Women’s Protest at the 1876 Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia: Part I
This reading by Amelia Bolen is Part I of the story about how suffrage activists didn’t pass up the opportunity to attend the 1876 centennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1876. In this first person account by Elizabeth Cady Stanton from her memoir, we’re treated to a visual blow-by-blow description of how these activists worked together to make their point and deliver a reminder that the nation’s women citizens would not rest until they’d made their point that the American Revolution remained unfinished as far as women were concerned. This audio recording is a suffrage centennial special. Image: Library of Congress.
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