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LetsRockTheCradle.com has endorsed “Value of History Statement”
January 15, 2019History is Relevant. LetsRockTheCradle.com has joined with many organizations across the US who have endorsed the “Value of History” statement. HistoryRelevance.com is conducting a campaign to raise awareness about history and its importance. THE VALUE OF HISTORY STATEMENT TO OURSELVES IDENTITY » History nurtures personal and collective identity in a diverse world. People discover their place […]
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Kenneth Florey, a valuable source for suffrage research & articles!
January 8, 2019Author Kenneth Florey is a go-to source for anything to do with the upcoming 100th anniversary of women voting in the United States. It’s for good reason. Ken’s three books on suffrage memorabilia are items increasingly part of the libraries of historians and advocates of bringing the early waves of women’s rights activism into the […]
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Planning for the 2020 centennial for the 19th Amendment?
January 2, 2019Check out our audio resources at: https://soundcloud.com/lets-rock-the-cradle MORE NEWS: We’re seeing announcements of planning meetings across the nation, like this one in Canton, Ohio, and an increasing number across the nation. That’s exactly why LetsRockTheCradle has been busy with calls and emails asking for resources to cover this upcoming 100 years of women voting in […]
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The annual February birthday party for Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, NY
January 1, 2019BIRTHDAY BASH FOR SUSAN B. ANTHONY IN FEBRUARY 2019 The 199th birthday party and fundraiser for the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House will take place February 13, 2019 at the Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY. The keynote speaker for the 2019 Susan B. Anthony Birthday Luncheon will […]
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Resources for the 2020 celebration of the 19th Amendment!
December 31, 2018HAPPY NEW YEAR! THE INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF SUFFRAGE CENTENNIALS Women’s voting rights didn’t come easy. In many instances decades passed between the granting of limited voting rights for women and the achievement of full voting rights. Historic Newspapers, a web platform in the UK, has prepared valuable information geared for writers, researchers, and others who […]
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Our beginnings at LetsRockTheCradle.com
December 29, 2018No, we aren’t a web platform for new mothers. No, we aren’t musicians, although we try to hum a lively tune. We started as bloggers when visiting the “Cradle” of the US women’s rights movement back in 2013. And now we’re a public service for communicators—journalists, writers, columnists, photographers, first wave descendants, and more. The […]
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VIDEO: “The Introduction” Amelia Bloomer brought Anthony & Stanton together! Plus NEWS!
December 26, 2018The Introduction: Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Amelia Bloomer! on Vimeo. Amelia Bloomer introduced Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Seneca Falls, New York in 1851. Bloomer was a publisher and activist. What if Amelia Bloomer hadn’t introduced Susan B.Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Seneca Falls, NY in 1851? An […]
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Rocking the Cradle on December 25th—celebrate votes for women campaigning!
December 25, 2018LetsRockTheCradle is a public service platform in preparation for the 2020 women’s suffrage centennial.
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Rocking the cradle of the women’s rights movement!
December 23, 2018HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM LETS ROCK THE CRADLE! We’re asking Santa for something special! on Vimeo. IN OTHER NEWS: On January 21, 2018, the national organizers of the Women’s March on Washington will launch the next phase of the women’s march momentum in Las Vegas, Nevada with the official Women’s March anniversary event kicking off a […]
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Statues of Sojourner Truth…
December 16, 2018One statue down and two to go. The statue of Sojourner Truth as a child in bondage in Esopus, NY (Mid-Hudson Valley) was unveiled in 2013. This video highlights the statue’s use in history classrooms. Sojourner Truth Statue in Hudson Valley: VIDEO! on Vimeo. Covering the statue’s unveiling represented the first day of LetsRockTheCradle.com’s blogging […]
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