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An unfinished revolution : Edna Buckman Kearns and the struggle for women's rights /

"The story of the suffrage movement and the ongoing struggle for women's rights through the lens of one family's history"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kearns, Marguerite (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : Excelsior Editions, an imprint State University of New York, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • The Story Behind the Story
  • Part I
  • Chapter 1 The March of the Women
  • Chapter 2 Wilmer Meets Edna
  • Small Things
  • Chapter 3 Granddaddy Wilmer
  • Chapter 4 "Dish Rags" and "She-Men"
  • Chapter 5 An Unlikely Couple
  • Chapter 6 "When Is Papa Coming Home?"
  • Chapter 7 The Secret
  • Chapter 8 "Don't Fall in Love with Curmudgeons"
  • Chapter 9 The Spirit of 1776 Wagon
  • Chapter 10 Getting to Know the Family on Edgar Allan Poe's Chairs
  • Part II
  • Chapter 11 The Telephone Party Line
  • Chapter 12 Just Friends
  • Chapter 13 Dinner at Delmonico's
  • Chapter 14 Many Women, Many Views
  • Chapter 15 Learning about Interviewing
  • Chapter 16 "Is It Always Like This?"
  • Chapter 17 "Will Thee Marry Me?"
  • Chapter 18 Rumblings at the Dinner Table
  • Chapter 19 "Happy New Year to Thee and All"
  • Chapter 20 First Chance to Be Alone
  • Looking Back: The Wedding
  • Friends' Intelligencer, Seventh Month 2, 1904
  • Wedding Notice, the Herald, Long Island
  • From Edna's Red Wanamaker Diary
  • Part III
  • Chapter 21 Charles, Angela, and the Wedding Scandal
  • Chapter 22 Honeymoon in St. Louis
  • Chapter 23 "I Am a Writer"
  • Chapter 24 Civil War Orphan School
  • Chapter 25 Sinking Spells
  • Chapter 26 Holly, Mistletoe, and Evergreens
  • Chapter 27 "It Is Awful. Awful."
  • Part IV
  • Chapter 28 "Trust Me"
  • Chapter 29 The Wagon in Woodstock
  • Chapter 30 Uproar in Huntington
  • Chapter 31 One Woman per Century
  • Chapter 32 Sojourner Truth in the Hudson Valley
  • Looking Back: In Their Own Words
  • 1909
  • Edna Buckman Kearns. Notes. Circa 1909. From her collection of documents and memorabilia.
  • 1912
  • Suffragist Whirlwind Campaign-1912. By Mrs. Wilmer R. Kearns (handwritten notes).
  • "Mrs. W.R. Kearns Writes of Plans to Convert the Regular Fairgoer-Open Air Meetings Were Big Feature," September 29, 1912, Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  • 1913
  • Edna Buckman Kearns, May 1913. Handwritten notes.
  • Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York. October 27, 1913. Letter to Editor of The Leader, Mr. E.G. Gardner.
  • Letter written by Edna Buckman Kearns, 29 Waterview Road, Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York. November 10, 1913.
  • 1914
  • March 21st, Rockville Centre, New York. Letter to Mr. Leroy-Weed, Senate Chamber, Albany, New York.
  • "Current Gleanings" by Edna Buckman Kearns, The Observer, June 1914.
  • 1915
  • An Acknowledgment by Edna Buckman Kearns.
  • "Current Gleanings: Shoulder to Shoulder for Principle" by Edna Buckman Kearns, The Observer, Rockville Centre, New York. June 18, 1915.
  • "Confessions of a Suffragist" by Edna Buckman Kearns, July 30, 1915, The Owl, Long Island, New York.
  • Empire State Campaign Committee: Second Campaign District Comprising Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Mrs. Wilmer Kearns, Press Chairman.
  • Last Call for 1915
  • 1917