
In 1849, Amelia Bloomer became the first woman to own, operate, and edit a newspaper for women.
Her paper became a voice for the women's rights movement, with articles encouraging women to participate in politics and the suffrage movement.
Standards
- 8.4 Demonstrate an understanding of South Carolinas role in and response to the dynamic economic, political, and social developments in the United States and around the world during the period 18621929.
- USHC.3 Demonstrate an understanding of how innovation and industrialization impacted demographic change, reform movements, and American identity from 18621924.