List of women's suffrage publications

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Publications

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  Jus Suffragii, 1911

  History of Woman Suffrage – six books produced from 1881 to 1922 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Ida Husted Harper.
• Suffragette Sally – a 1911 suffrage novel by Gertrude Colmore.

International

• Jus Suffragii – official journal of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, published monthly from 1906 to 1924. ^[1]

Belgium

• Ligue belge du droit des femmes (1892–1914)

China

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  Cover of the first issue of Kvinden & Samfundet , January 1885

  Women's Times (Chinese: 女子倍), founded by Lin Zongsu in Shanghai to publish information about suffrage and the Women's Suffrage Comrades Alliance (Chinese: 女子参政同志会). ^[2]

Denmark

• Kvinden & Samfundet (Woman & Society), founded 1885 by the Danish Women's Society. ^[3]

France

• L'Union nationale des femmes (National Union for the Vote for Women), French journal, which advocated for women's right to vote and equal rights (1927-1964)

Russia

• Women's Union (Союз женщин), published by the Union for Women's Equality, 1907–1909. ^[4]

Sweden

• Dagny , 1886–1914 ^[5]

  

  Votes for Women newspaper, 1907

• Hertha , 1914–1990s, named after Swedish writer and feminist Fredrika Bremer's novel Hertha

United Kingdom

• Suffrage Atelier – publishing collective in England, founded in 1909. ^[6]
• The Common Cause – weekly publication that supported the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies from 1909 to 1920. Founded by Margaret Ashton. ^[7]
• The Freewoman – feminist weekly which, among other topics, covered the suffrage movement; published between November 1911 and October 1912 and edited by Dora Marsden and Mary Gawthorpe. ^[8]
• The Free Church Suffrage Times – monthly nonconformist Christian newspaper associated with the women's suffrage movement, published between 1913 and 1916. ^[9]
• The Irish Citizen – the official publication of the Irish Women's Franchise League, published between 1912 and 1920. ^[10]
• Suffragette Sally – 1911 suffrage novel by Gertrude Colmore. ^[11]
• The Vote – publication of British Women's Freedom League. ^[12]

  

  Princess Sophia Duleep-Singh selling copies of The Suffragette

• Votes for Women – 1907–1918 newspaper, the official paper of the Women's Social and Political Union, United Kingdom. ^[10] It was succeeded by The Suffragette in 1912, which was edited by Christabel Pankhurst and managed by Agnes Lake . ^[13]
• The Women's Dreadnought - official publication of the East London Federation of Suffragettes, began publishing in 1914. ^[10]
• Women's Suffrage Journal – magazine published 1871–1890 in the United Kingdom. ^[14]

United States

• Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution – giving women the right to vote in the United States, ratified in 1920. ^[15]
• Declaration of Sentiments – major statement for women's rights, including the right to vote, passed and signed at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848; mainly written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. ^[16]

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  Back cover of The Woman Citizen magazine from January 19, 1918

  History of Woman Suffrage – six books produced from 1881 to 1922 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Ida Husted Harper. ^[17]
• The Forerunner -- United States journal created by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, supporting feminism and women's suffrage. ^[10]
• The Liberator – weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison which, although primarily supporting abolition of slavery, also took up the suffrage cause from 1838 until it closed in 1865. ^[18]
• The Lily—published between 1849 and 1856 and edited by Amelia Bloomer. ^[10]
• Lucifer, the Light-Bearer —publication in the U.S. supporting women's rights from 1883 to 1907. ^[10]
• Maryland Suffrage News —Founded in 1912 for the Just Government League of Maryland. ^[10]
• The Revolution – weekly US newspaper, 1868–1872; official publication of the National Woman Suffrage Association. ^[10]
• The Suffragist – 1913–1920 newspaper of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. ^[10]
• The Una – 1853 paper devoted to the enfranchisement of woman, owned and edited by Paulina Wright Davis, and first published in Providence, Rhode Island. ^{[19] [20]} The Una was the first paper focused on woman suffrage, and the first distinctively woman's rights journal. ^[21]
• Woman's Journal and Suffrage News – major weekly newspaper founded by Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell in 1870, eventually absorbed other suffrage publications. ^[10]
• The Woman's Tribune – newspaper published from 1883 to 1909 by Clara Bewick Colby. ^[10]
• The Woman Voter —U.S. publication first published in 1910 by the Woman Suffrage Party. ^[10]
• Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly —women's rights newspaper in the United States. ^[10]

See also

• Women's suffrage

• List of suffragists and suffragettes
• List of women's suffrage organizations
• Timeline of women's suffrage

References

1. "Jus Suffragii". Jane Addams Digital Edition. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
2. Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Stefanowska, A. D.; Wiles, Sue; Ho, Clara Wing-chung (1998). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN   978-0-7656-0798-0.
3. Warring, Anette (2005). "Dansk Kvindesamfund" Roskilde University (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
4. Noonan, Norma C.; Nechemias, Carol R. (2001-09-30). Encyclopedia of Russian Women's Movements. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 78–79. ISBN   978-0-313-30438-5.
5. Donovan, Stephen (2006). "Conrad in Swedish: The First Translation". The Conradian. 31 (2): 114–135. ISSN   0951-2314. JSTOR   20873581.
6. Heath, Alex (2018-04-04). "Clemence and Laurence Housman found the Suffrage Atelier". COVE. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
7. Simpkin, John. "The Common Cause". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
8. "Freewoman". Modernist Journals Project. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
9. "Free Church Suffrage Times". British Newspaper Archive . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
10. "Suffrage Journals". Woman Suffrage Memorabilia. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
11. "Why read Suffragette Sally?". Shepherd. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
12. Albert, Tessa (2018-11-04). "Women's Freedom League and The Vote". COVE. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
13. Chapman, Jane L. (2013-03-15). Gender, Citizenship and Newspapers: Historical and Transnational Perspectives. Springer. ISBN   978-1-137-31459-8.
14. "Women's Suffrage Journal". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
15. "Nineteenth Amendment". Britannica. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
16. "The First Women's Rights Convention - Women's Rights National Historical Park". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
17. "The History of Women's Suffrage". Center for Political Thought and Leadership. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
18. "William Lloyd Garrison". First Wave Feminisms. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
19. Lemay, Kate Clarke; Goodier, Susan; Tetrault, Lisa; Jones, Martha (2019). Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence. 269: Princeton University Press. ISBN   9780691191171.
20. Stanton, Anthony & Gage 1889, p. 46, 246.
21. Stanton, Anthony & Gage 1889, p. 286-87.

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain :Stanton, Elizabeth Cady; Anthony, Susan B.; Gage, Matilda Joslyn (1889). History of Woman Suffrage. Susan B. Anthony.