State History

This article originally appeared on Marguerite Kearn's website.

This book, to be released by SUNY Press (State University of New York), is part of the expanding activist descendant nonfiction body of literature. It provides a broad perspective on the courageous, relentless, and diverse activists who campaigned for women’s voting rights. A great deal has changed in the 100 years since the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920.

Marguerite Kearns, the author and granddaughter of New York suffrage activists Edna and Wilmer Kearns, tells the story of how this 20^th century social justice movement impacted four generations in her family. They were family history organizers, women’s rights, peace activists, and social justice advocates. Read more...