THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, December, 1879  

* Rare Woman's suffrage publication

A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper that lasted less than 3 1/2 years under this title.
Mott notes in his "History Of American Magazines" that this publication was financed in part by Susan B. Anthony, and that having failed with The Woman's Campaign she: "...had better luck with the Ballot Box, of which she and Mrs. Stanton were associate editors. This journal was founded in Toledo, Ohio, by S. L. Williams...After two years, Mrs. Williams turned the paper over to Matilda Joslyn Gage, a leading suffragist, who moved it to Syracuse, New York, and called it the National Citizen and Ballot Box."
The dateline notes: "Corresponding Editors: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony".
Articles include: "The History of Woman Suffrage From 1848 to 1877 With Its Preceding Causes" which is a continued article; "National Woman Suffrage Convention lion - The National Woman Suffrage Asso'n. Will Hold Its 12th Annual Washington Convention at Lincoln Hall..." "Washington Convention" "A Southern Opinion on Woman's Rights" and more.
Four pages, tabloid-size, very nice condition.

Background:The National Citizen and Ballot Box was a pioneering women’s suffrage newspaper published in Syracuse, New York, from 1878 to 1881 under the editorship of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a radical feminist and one of the era’s most influential suffragists. Originally founded in Toledo, Ohio, by Sarah R. L. Williams, the paper was relocated and transformed by Gage into a national platform advocating for women's political rights, particularly the right to vote. As editor, Gage used the publication to challenge not only legal and political inequalities but also to critique organized religion and entrenched patriarchy, making the paper one of the most uncompromising voices in the women’s rights movement. With contributions from leading suffragists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, The National Citizen and Ballot Box combined journalism, political commentary, and feminist theory, offering its readers intellectual depth and revolutionary zeal. Though it ceased publication in 1881, its legacy endures as a rare and vital artifact of 19th-century feminist thought and activism.