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THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., April 26, 1890 

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 1901 

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage
* Carrie Nation wrecks saloons

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so…

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 23, 1915

* Women's suffrage movement
* Front page photo

This 22 page newspaper has a nice front page Women's suffrage photo with caption: "Victory" (see photos).

Also one column headlines also on the front page that include: "SUFFRAGE PROSPECT", "Will Parade Today", "With "Victory" To Lead", "Men And Women For Suffrage" and more. Nice item concerning the suffrage movement in the early part of the 20th century.

Other…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 18, 1880

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially to her right of Suffrage" as noted on the front page.
Of course, the majority of the articles have to do with women's rights.
Eight pages, a few tiny binding holes and…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 21, 1940

* Harriot Stanton Batch death w/ photo
* Elizabeth Cady Stanton's daughter 
* Woman's - Women's suffrage movement
* Known for organizing historic marches 

The top of the 1st column of page 29 has a one column heading: "MRS. BLATCH DEAD; FAMED SUFFRAGIST" with subheads and photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 60 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: Harriot Stanton Blatch (1856–1940), daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1901

* Rare publication - Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 1900

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

 Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 1900

* Rare title
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1901

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 26, 1919

* Women's Suffrage - Woman

This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "STATE LEGISLATURE RATIFIES WOMAN SUFFRAGE" and more (see photos). This contains coverage on the ratification of Women's Suffrage in the state of Massachusetts.

Other news of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear and chipping, should be handled with care.

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 6, 1919

* Women's suffrage passed in Senate
* Women to vote in 1920 elections

The front page has one column headlines that include: "STATES EAGER TO BE FIRST FOR SUFFRAGE", "Race Seems to Be Between Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois and Michigan", "Marshall Signs The Amendment" and more (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 2, 1869

* Early Women's suffrage talks

The top of page 3 has a once column heading: "Woman's Suffrage" and more. (see)
Complete with 8 pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1874  

* Early Women's suffrage meeting
* Susan B. Anthony & more

The back page has almost  1/2 columns taken up with: "WOMEN WHO WANT TO VOTE" "The Suffrage Convention" "Second Day's Proceedings--Address of Rev. O. B. Frothingham on the Question at Issue". Among the names mentioned are Susan B. Anthony, Isabelle Beecher, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton among others.
The back page also has: "The Lourdes Pilgrimage" to the site of Our Lady of Lourdes in…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 1901  Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is primarily focused on women's rights and…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 2, 1912

* Women's Suffrage movement
* President Theodore Roosevelt

Page 2 has a two column heading: "ROOSEVELT FAVORS SUFFRAGE; HOME DUTIES FIRST, HOWEVER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 16 pages, two small library stamps within the masthead, irregular along the spine, generally nice.

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1870  

* Women's suffrage advocate Mary Livermore address

The front page has column heads: "Woman Suffrage Bazaar" "What is proposed to be Done - The Meeting at Washburn Hall Yesterday - Address by Mrs. M. A. Livermore".
Mary Livermore was a noted American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. 
Four pages, large folio size, a bit irregular at the spine from disbinding, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, February 4, 1914

* Fight for Women's Suffrage
* Another early defeat

This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WOMAN SUFFRAGE RECEIVES A BLOW FROM DEMOCRATS", "Majority Members of the National House, in Caucus, Refuse to Create a Committee on Suffrage" and more. See photos for text.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good. Should be handled…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 9, 1869

* Early Women's suffrage meeting in Manhattan
* Susan B. Anthony as chairwoman - Ernestine Rose

Page 5 has an article headed: "The Working Women's Association. (see images)
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, good condition.

THE ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN, New York, May 19, 1894  Among the pages within are those with: "Some Pictures from the Salon of the Champs Elysee, Paris", a fullpg. showing: "Burning of the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans", the race horse "Ajax" and more. Plus there is an article: "Shall Women be Granted full Suffrage?"
The complete issue, 9 1/4 by 12 1/4 inches, great condition.

FITCHBURG DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 20, 1920
 
* Woman's Suffrage (19th Amendment)
* about a week prior

The front page has a two line, two column heading: "RATIFICATION OF SUFFRAGE MAY BE RECONSIDERED," with the subhead: "Such is the Statement of Speaker Walker of the Lower Branch of the Tennessee Legislature." A related front page article has: "Tennessee Still Doubtful." The 19th Amendment would be adopted into law in just 8 days.
Other news of the day with period…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 28, 1913

* Flora Drummond and Charlotte Despard
* Guerrilla warfare begins in London & Dublin
* British suffragettes - Woman's suffrage leaders

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SUFFRAGETTES IN LONDON AND IN DUBLIN BEGIN MILITANCY" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 20…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 22, 1917

* President Woodrow Wilson
* "A World League for Peace" speech
* Address to the United States Senate

The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON WOULD HAVE U. S. JOIN WORLD LEAGUE" with subheads. (see) Speech continues inside and is signed in type: Woodrow Wilson. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 27, 1879  

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "Suffrage In California" "The Influence of Women" "Feminine Door-Keepers at the House of Commons" "What One Woman Has Done, Another Can Do" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

background: The Woman’s Journal, founded in Boston by…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Dec. 27, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Alice Fletcher at the West" "Women Physicians for Insane Asylums" Concerning Women" "Teach Your Boys" "Women as School Officers in Illinois" "Suffrage Meeting in California" "What the Press Says of Women Voting" "Women's Election Reform" and much more.
Eight…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, May 24, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "School Suffrage" "Woman's Rights in Old Times" "The Eight Hour League" "Cambridge Woman Suffrage Association" "Suffrage A Natural Right" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, July 12, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "Women Voters in Woburn" "Women as Blacksmiths" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, July 19, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "The Coming Women" "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences" "Women & School Boards" "Letter From California" "A Wife's Rights" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Aug. 23, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "As It Seems to a Woman" "Miss Alcott Before the Registrar" "A Woman's Party" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, June 28, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Miss Goodell in the Supreme Court" "Concerning Women" "Another Anecdote of Lincoln" "Mr. Garrison's Flight For Life" "Smith College Experiment" "Real Facts About the Votes of Women" "Salary of Teachers" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, June 21, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
* Woman's rights

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Mass. Legislation for Women in 1879" To the Women of Cambridge!" "The Dunkards" "Our Door Sports For Women" "A Story Told by Clara Barton" "Woman's Rights Versus Polygamy" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

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

* Rare Woman's suffrage (short-lived) 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…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 16, 1872

* Susan B. Anthony arrest warrant
* Women's suffrage movement leader
* Illegal voting in Rochester, New York

Page 3 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with small heading: "Susan B. Anthony In Trouble" with subhead. She would be arrested two days later.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Following the example set by Anthony and her sisters shortly before election day, a total of nearly fifty women in Rochester…

NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1874 

* Early Women's suffrage meeting at Albany
* Susan B. Anthony address re. taxation

Page 5 has over half a column taken up with: "WOMAN SUFFRAGE" "Hearing Before the Assembly Judiciary Committee" concerning the hearing in Albany, New York. It mentioned near the beginning: "...give a hearing on the petitions in favor of granting the right of suffrage to women, and the remonstrances against taxation without representation...".
Eight pages, four binding…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1928

* Emmeline Pankhurst death (1st report)
* British political activist & suffragette
* Women's suffrage leader - right to vote

The front page has a one column heading: "Noted Leader of Suffrage Fight Is Dead" (see). First report coverage on the death of Emmeline Pankhurst, British leader on Women's suffrage.
Complete with all 38 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 17, 1873

* Women's suffrage
* Woman's Congress
* Mary Livermore & more

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE WOMAN'S CONGRESS" Text takes up almost a full column.
Complete with 8 pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 10, 1920

* Charles Ponzi finally exposed (1st report)
* Wall Street scheme - Stock Market
* Women's suffrage

The front page has one column headlines that include: "STOP PONZI CHECKS; SAY HE'S BANKRUPT" "Bank Commissioner Declares His Account Is Overdrawn--3 Note Holders File Petition" "Is Solvent, "Wizard" Says" and more (see photos). Also page 2 reporting on Women's suffrage getting very close.

This issue contains other news, sports and advertisements of…

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 27, 1884  

* Marietta Stow - Women's rights advocate
* Vice president of the U.S. candidate (1st female)

Page 5 has a print of: "Marietta L Stow" with a one-third column article on he headed: "Candidate for the Vice Presidency".
As can be verified online, in 1884 Marietta Stow became the first woman to run for vice president, as the running mate of Belva Lockwood for the Equal Rights Party. Lockwood is mentioned in this article as well.
Although other…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 29, 1859 Half front page illustration of 'Rev. J.W. Cummings, D.D' also features an accompany article. "Employment of Women" features an article and many small illustrations of women working in Douglas & Sherwood's Skirt Manufactory. "The Pope's Railway Car" article also features three illustrations. Two one-third page prints show Negro scenes in "Notes on Cuba".
The issue is complete in 16 pages, in good condition, and contains additional prints and related…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Aug. 2, 1879  Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "The Coming Women" "What One Woman Is Doing" "Mrs. Livermore at Weymouth" "What Tax Must Women Pay?" "Women As Notaries" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 12 and 13, 1906  

* Susan B. Anthony death

This is a pair of issues on the death of Susan B. Anthony. The March 12 issue has at the top of a front page column: "LIFE OF MISS ANTHONY IS ENDING" "She Probably Will Not Lat Out the Day".
And the issue of March 13 has near the bottom of page 6: "MISS ANTHONY DIED LAST NIGHT" with the details.
Each issue is complete in 8 pages, small binding holes at the blank spine, library stamps in the…

NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY, October 13, 1865

* Post civil war Kentucky

The front page has: "Washington" "Martial Law No Longer in Force in Kentucky" "The President's Proclamation" "The Status Of Kentucky". Proclamation concerning martial law in Kentucky is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.

Other news of the day throughout this 8 page issue. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Although Kentucky was a slave state, it was not subject to military…

NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, 1875  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free Press, Free…

THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, February, 1880  A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper which lasted just two years under this title. It is mentioned in Mott's History of American Magazines.
Mott notes 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.…

THE NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, 1882  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free Press, Free…

THE NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, Aug. 7, 1879  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free Press,…

THE NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 26, 1882  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1934

* Carrie Chapman Catt honored
* American women's suffrage leader
* Octave Thanet (Alice French) death

The top of page 19 has a two column photo headed: "Noted Women's Leader Is 75 Years Old" and one column heading: "MRS. CATT HONORED ON 75TH BIRTHDAY" with subheads. (see)
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "OCTAVE THANET, 83, NOVELIST, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in…

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 19, 1919  This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THREE MORE STATES RATIFY SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT", followed by a paragraph description of the events for each state: Ohio, Kansas and New York.
Additionally, the front page has a one column heading: "THE ANTI-SUFFS WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH", describing the passion of the Anti-Suffrage side, "We will fight woman suffrage to the last quarter of an hour, for the last quarter of…

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1924

* Death of President Woodrow Wilson

This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FUNERAL OF WOODROW WILSON WILSON TO TAKE PLACE ON NEXT WEDNESDAY" with subheads that include: "WHOLE NATION MOURNS DEATH OF WOODROW WILSON" and much more with nice black bordered photo of Wilson.

Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear but not text loss, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1932

* Anna Elizabeth Dickinson death
* Anti slavery - Women's rights

Page 19 has one column headlines:

"ANNA E. DICKINSON, SLAVERY FOE, DEAD"
"Had Been Hoping to Celebrate 90th Birthday Next Friday Until Just Before End"
"Woman's Rights Champion"

and more with photo. (see) See images for 1st report coverage on the death of Ann Elizabeth Dickinson, advocate for the abolition of slavery and for Women's suffrage.

Other news, sports and…