THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Nov. 17, 1878  

* Mormons  Mormonism 
* Women & polygamy

The front page has an article: "UTAH" "Female Mormons Endorse Polygamy" with the various details.
Four pages, some archival strengthening at the margins, minor loss at the spine and two holes affecting only ads, a bit fragile but in nice condition.

Background: This November 17, 1878 issue of The San Diego Union is a rare and compelling piece of Western Americana that captures a pivotal moment in the national conflict over the "Mormon Question" and the definition of American religious liberty. The front-page article detailing how "Female Mormons Endorse Polygamy" refers to the historic mass meetings in Utah where thousands of Latter-day Saint women publicly mobilized to defend plural marriage against intensifying federal crackdowns. This event carries profound historical significance because it challenged the prevailing 19th-century anti-polygamy narrative; while outsiders viewed these women as oppressed victims, the women themselves—who had already gained the right to vote in Utah in 1870—framed the practice as a divine commandment and a vehicle for cooperative independence. From a collector's and archival standpoint, nineteenth-century issues of The San Diego Union are notably scarce. While major institutions hold microfilm copies, original, intact four-page printings from this foundational "New Town" era of San Diego history are highly uncommon in the private market, making this specific artifact a valuable, tangible record of how provincial frontier media processed major national social controversies.