List of women's suffrage publications

Publications

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

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]
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]

References

^ "Jus Suffragii". Jane Addams Digital Edition. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ 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.
^ Warring, Anette (2005). "Dansk Kvindesamfund" Roskilde University (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ 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.
^ Donovan, Stephen (2006). "Conrad in Swedish: The First Translation". The Conradian. 31 (2): 114–135. ISSN 0951-2314. JSTOR 20873581.
^ Heath, Alex (2018-04-04). "Clemence and Laurence Housman found the Suffrage Atelier". COVE. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ Simpkin, John. "The Common Cause". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ "Freewoman". Modernist Journals Project. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "Free Church Suffrage Times". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Suffrage Journals". Woman Suffrage Memorabilia. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ "Why read Suffragette Sally?". Shepherd. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ Albert, Tessa (2018-11-04). "Women's Freedom League and The Vote". COVE. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ Chapman, Jane L. (2013-03-15). Gender, Citizenship and Newspapers: Historical and Transnational Perspectives. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31459-8.
^ "Women's Suffrage Journal". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "Nineteenth Amendment". Britannica. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "The First Women's Rights Convention - Women's Rights National Historical Park". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "The History of Women's Suffrage". Center for Political Thought and Leadership. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "William Lloyd Garrison". First Wave Feminisms. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ Lemay, Kate Clarke; Goodier, Susan; Tetrault, Lisa; Jones, Martha (2019). Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence. 269: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691191171.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Stanton, Anthony & Gage 1889, p. 46, 246.
^ 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.

[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.

[:0-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "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.

[Lemay2-19] Lemay, Kate Clarke; Goodier, Susan; Tetrault, Lisa; Jones, Martha (2019). Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence. 269: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691191171.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[FOOTNOTEStantonAnthonyGage188946,_246-20] Stanton, Anthony & Gage 1889, p. 46, 246.

[FOOTNOTEStantonAnthonyGage1889286-87-21] Stanton, Anthony & Gage 1889, p. 286-87.

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