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History isn’t something we compartmentalize. It lives. It breathes. It’s very much in our awareness. This message is being shared in conjunction with institutions and museums, as well as recently published books, museum exhibitions, and historical society exhibits and related events. Our ancestors and family members engaged in social awareness and activism, passed the torch to others now and in the future, and they carry on the work. Find out more about this. Give Marguerite Kearns a call.

WE ARE PARTNERS IN THE NATIONAL ERA COALITION

Members of the ERA Coalition, also known as partners, will be meeting biweekly to facilitate campaigns on the local level. These gatherings will be scheduled every other Thursday at 1 p.m., EST. Let us know if you have sent letters to the editor of local newspapers, or op-eds.

The next generation after the wave resulting in the grandchildren of the suffragists is portrayed in this terrific treatment about young women who love to be out on the ballfields of cities and small towns carving out their own identity by way of their own baseball league. It’s a joy to contemplate and assist in being there to witness how the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution affected the lives of a diverse group of concerned women.

LETTER #1 TO CHUCK SCHUMER

Find out what you can do to get the US Senate to a vote on getting rid of the ERA ratification time limits. Below is Letter #1 to mover and shaker Chuck Schumer, Hart Senate Building, Room 322. Washington, DC 20510.

Next year is the 100th year of US women working on an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution. That’s why SuffrageCentennials.com is involved.

Another example of the support that’s around us when we do this work!

SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013.

Suffrage Wagon News Channel has been going strong since 2009.

For bookings and interviews, leave a message for Marguerite Kearns (855) toll free 553 3666.

WHAT IS A “TOP PRIORITY” FOR THE US SENATE?

We are getting the impression that an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution is NOT a top priority for the US Senate. The US House of Representatives considered an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution a top priority when it passed legislation removing the time limits on ratification.

And now we women of the US must convince the US Senate that this is an important goal. Why? The 100th anniversary of the US Constitution in 2020 wasn’t enough? The 100th anniversary of US women working for an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution in 2023 isn’t enough?

THE PROPOSED ERA TO THE US CONSTITUTION INCLUDES MEN

YES. The equal rights amendment to the US Constitution protects people of all sexes and identifications.

By 2025, the goal is to have 500 partners working for the passage of the ERA. This suggests that our struggle may be a long one.  What do we US women have to do now? Cartwheels? A standing army? A letter campaign to the US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer? That’s what the ERA Coalition is recommending.

Since SuffrageCentennials.com is a partner of the ERA Coalition, we have committed ourselves to write letters to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

This web site has been powered by the efforts of volunteers for almost a decade. We honor the contributions of many volunteers, now and over 100 years ago, who did what they could so that we could build on that equality base and move the support work forward. What’s the fundamental problem? Is it because US women have conducted a nonviolent campaign for equal rights since the founding of this nation? There seems to be a continuing problem. What is it? Is it required now that US women must write letters to Chuck Schumer in order to move this issue forward?

WE ARE PARTNERS IN THE ERA COALITION

SuffrageCentennials.com sent a representative to the ERA Coalition meeting in September 2022. We’ll be sending email updates and publish on an irregular basis about the ERA or equal rights amendment progress during 2023 until the recruiting is complete for more grassroots volunteers to share the work load.

Remember that some day we will all come together. Build a beloved community so we keep the instances of burnout under control.

Women are written into U.S. history! from Marguerite Kearns on Vimeo.

SuffrageWagon.org continues its publication.

Marguerite Kearns introduces the book, “An Unfinished Revolution” on Vimeo.

SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013.

ERA ALERT FOR TODAY…

Check out the book review of An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights by Marguerite Kearns that appeared in Friends Journal.

DO WE HONOR SOME ACTIVISTS AND THEN LABEL AND MAKE JUDGMENTS ABOUT OTHERS?

We honor the range of those who participated in the early women’s rights movement in the United States. Contrary to some claims, the campaigning to win the vote for women in the United States was not monolithic. There were hundreds of women’s suffrage organizations, and all participants weren’t required to agree on anything more than women should be allowed to vote and participate in the public affairs of the nation.

The context now reflects a diverse range of supporters. Those who worked for the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution represented women’s voting rights who didn’t speak with one voice and one point of view. The WHY behind their actions is a study that is, in itself, an unfinished revolution.

THE “WHY” OF THOSE WHO MARCHED, AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO DIDN’T…

US women were marginalized and virtually invisible over 100 years ago. They were fortunate to have even one suffrage image in the history books taught to their children. During and after the 2020 centennial celebration of the 19th amendment, a great deal of information has been uncovered that was not previously available.

This includes a filling out of who participated in the long and diverse struggle, with facts about their backgrounds and special interests.  The “why” of the eff0rts that bridged generations has been included in numerous books, podcasts, archives, and numerous sources identified and consulted. The “why” of the activists themselves is an example of research yet to be completed.

Thank you, Meredith Machen, for recognizing long-term and dedicated supporters, as we celebrate your own commitment to an increased awareness of our valiant women over the past decade. I love this part where we honor each other for the extra effort that is so often unrecognized! Brava!

We’re partners in the ERA Coalition, an effort to support an equal rights amendment being included in the US Constitution. In 2023, US women will have been working on this uphill task for 100 years.

Check out Suffrage Wagon News Channel. It has been publishing since 2009 and supporting the New York State Museum placing the Spirit of 1776 suffrage campaign wagon on permanent exhibition.

SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013.

For bookings and interviews, leave a message for Marguerite Kearns (855) toll free 553 3666.

US women started working on an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution 100 years ago in 1923. Will 2023 be the year that it finally becomes part of the US Constitution?

While we reeled from the news of a pandemic, the national suffrage memorial finally opened outside of Washington, DC.

SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013.  We are considering next steps and will have an announcement soon. Special thanks to those who have played an important part in putting in the extra effort to make a national suffrage memorial a priority in their lifetimes.

For bookings and interviews, leave a message for Marguerite Kearns (855) toll free 553 3666.

Support the New York State Museum in placing the Spirit of 1776 suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns in New York City and Long Island in 1913.

Here is an example of a big mama who has been around for decades. I remember her inauguration when I was very young and watched on black and white TV. And after the big announcement, there will be a large round of posts about the colonial implications and policies carried forward during these 7o years that speak volumes about the on-the-ground implications of the policies and practices carried out in the name of the UK and the Queen.

This is definitely news for SuffrageCentennials.com.  We have been publishing since 2013.

The Equal Rights Amendment will have its 100th anniversary celebration in 2023.

SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013. Let’s keep the context of women’s rights alive. A special thanks to the ERA Coalition for its informative web site. We choose from the web site’s offerings to include in our posting.

Next year, 2023, marks 100 years since US women have been working on the Equal Rights Amendment. This means there’s another suffrage centennial coming soon, and we should be paying attention as to what we will be doing to support an awareness of this significant centennial.

August 2020 New York Times article that highlighted those descendants today who are carrying on the work of prior diverse activist ancestors. If you weren’t included in that article, make sure you weigh in on the following…
SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013.

The suffrage campaign marker installed in Long Beach, NY has been taken down temporarily in order to re-install it at a different location in thecity. Patricia Bourne has the marker in her office waiting re-installation. Apparently the sign was too large for the current location.

SuffrageCentennials.com has been publishing since 2013. We were contemplating closing down now that the 100th anniversary was over in 2020. But we have another anniversary coming soon, and it’s an important one. In 2023 US women will have been working for 100 years on an Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution.

The 2020 women’s centennial may be over, but the issue of women’s rights is still stumbling along. Make sure this year that the celebration of 100 years of women voting continues. The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified in 1920, and the commemoration of a century of US women voting is still with us.

Make sure that you give more than lip service to this century of struggle.