Primary sourceNewspaper article24 December 1868
The Revolution, December 24, 1868
Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 24 December 1868
An issue of The Revolution newspaper, featuring a petition for equal suffrage, co-founded and edited by Stanton.
Stanton co-edited this newspaper, which this issue shows actively organizing for equal suffrage legislation.
About this source
What it is
This is an issue of The Revolution, the newspaper founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, dated December 1868. Stanton was one of its editors. This issue includes a petition for equal suffrage meant for circulation and signature collection.
Why it matters
This issue shows the practical, organizing side of the suffrage movement, including a call to action for readers to gather petition signatures. It demonstrates how Stanton and Anthony used their paper not just to inform but to mobilize political action.
Look closer
- What does the inclusion of a petition tell you about how the newspaper tried to create change?
- Why might readers have been asked to return signed petitions to the Woman's Suffrage Association?
- What does the paper's continued publication through 1868 suggest about its support?
This newspaper article is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.
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