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The Revolution, Vol. 6 No. 22, December 1, 1870

Laura Curtis Bullard · 1 December 1870

Front page of the 1 December 1870 issue of The Revolution, the women's rights newspaper founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with a marriage motto in its masthead.

A front page of The Revolution, the newspaper Stanton and Anthony founded, showing the paper during their campaign.

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Front page scan of The Revolution, Vol. VI, No. 22, New York, Thursday, December 1, 1870. Masthead in blackletter type with motto 'What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.' Three columns of text including poems and articles.
The Revolution, Vol. 6 No. 22, New York, 1 December 1870. Creator listed as Laura Curtis Bullard.

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What it is

This is the front page of Vol. VI, No. 22 of The Revolution, dated New York, Thursday, 1 December 1870. The collection record lists Laura Curtis Bullard as the creator. The masthead is set in blackletter type and carries the motto 'What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.' Three columns of text include poems and articles. The image is a scan of the page.

Why it matters

The Revolution was established by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to press for women's rights. The motto in its masthead, taken from the marriage service, shows that the paper framed its arguments in terms its readers would recognize. Issues like this one show the paper's regular mix of poems and articles, which kept the movement's ideas in front of its readers every week.

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  • Why might a women's rights paper choose a religious marriage motto for its masthead?
  • What kinds of writing fill the three columns, and how do they differ from the news of today?
  • Whose voices are missing from this front page?

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