Skip to main content

Primary sourceNewspaper article8 January 1868

The Revolution, January 8, 1868 (first issue)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 8 January 1868

The very first issue of The Revolution, the women's rights newspaper founded by Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.

Stanton co-founded this newspaper and edited it from its very first issue, launching a key voice for women's rights.

Ask Elizabeth Cady Stanton about this sourceView the original(opens in new tab)
The Revolution, January 8, 1868 (first issue)
The Revolution, January 8, 1868 (first issue). Scanned newspaper, Internet Archive.

About this source

What it is

This is the first issue of The Revolution, a newspaper established by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, published in January 1868. Stanton was an editor. The opening editorial, called a "Salutatory," introduces the paper's purpose.

Why it matters

This founding issue marks the beginning of an important platform for the women's rights movement. The salutatory editorial lays out the paper's mission to advocate for women's enfranchisement and broader social reform, reflecting Stanton's and Anthony's vision at the start of this venture.

Look closer

  • What does the salutatory editorial say about why the paper is named

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.

More Elizabeth Cady Stanton sources

Meet the AI Elizabeth Cady Stanton →
Printed broadside titled "Our Roll of Honor" listing the signatories to the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Woman's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. Names are arranged in columns under headings Ladies and Gentlemen, with handwritten notes across the top and bottom margins.Document

Primary source

Declaration of Sentiments

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 1848

Speech

Primary source

Solitude of Self

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 1892

Scanned black-and-white page of handwritten manuscript. Top section has a title reading 'The Woman's Bible, Chapter II, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton' with a pasted printed Bible passage (Genesis 2:21-25) and a note 'Gen II 21-25'. Below, handwritten paragraphs discuss the two accounts of creation in Genesis and whether the second version is an allegory.Book

Primary source

The Woman's Bible

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 1895–1898

Dark, nearly black book cover with faint embossed decorative ornament in the center and a white library barcode label on the upper left reading 3 1761 04261 4271 printed vertically.Book

Secondary source

History of Woman Suffrage

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 1881-1922

Scan of the front page of the first issue of The Revolution, dated New York, Wednesday, January 8, 1868. Masthead reads 'The Revolution' with the motto 'Principle, not policy; justice, not favors.' Three columns of small print include editorials on Kansas woman suffrage and a statement of editors Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Parker Pillsbury and Susan B. Anthony. A round Library of Congress stamp appears at upper right.Newspaper article

Primary source

The Revolution

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · 1868

Ready when you are

Start chatting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton now.

20 messages free · No credit card · Available in 50+ languages.

Trial Humy for freeGet a quote for institutions