Lot 363

[WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE]. Group of Ten Issues of One of the First...

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[WOMEN?S SUFFRAGE]. Group of Ten Issues of One of the First American Newspapers Published by Women, Woodhull & Claflin?s Weekly. New York: May 2, 1874 - May 1, 1875. Issues have varying page counts, from 16 4to pages to 8 4to pages, all pages on large folding folio sheets. Toned, some wear, soiling, chipping, central horizontal creases, some issues with tape repairs, some pages uncut. Issues include May 2, 1874; August 22, 1874; September 5, 1874; October 3, 1874; October 31, 1874; November 7, 1874; November 28, 1874; January 23, 1875; April 1, 1876; May 1, 1875. Founded by sisters Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) and Tennessee Claflin (1844-1923) and paid for by their successful brokerage firm, this weekly newspaper (masthead of each issue states: ?Progress! Free Thought! Untrammeled Lives! Breaking the Way for Future Generations.?) published articles on women?s suffrage, socialism, spiritualism, vegetarianism, and free love. Woodhull was also the first female presidential candidate.