Lily, The - Announcement of the Fifth Volume; WITH Volume 4, Number 8.
Announcement of the commencement of the fifth volume of the Lily.
"The Lily" : BLOOMER, Amelia, editor and publisher. THE LILY; Devoted to the interests of woman. Vol. 4, # 8,. Seneca Falls (NY): August, 1852.
4to, pp. [65-72]. Uncut and unopened (a single unopened sheet) Leaves toned but a fine copy. A rare periodical. We have never had a copy of this in 40 years. Framed. [51741]
This includes news of the temperance movement, a letter from Mrs. Gage, article, "The Democratic Review of Woman's Rights," The duty of the Drunkard's Wife: Divorce;" An address by Ann Preston, etc.
Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) attended the first woman's right convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848 as a spectator as she was involved in the temperance movement at the time. She founded "The Lily" in 1848, one of the first newspapers published by a woman and wrote on marriage, temperance and woman suffrage, etc. She is one the earliest campaigners for woman's rights and is best remembered for her association with the dress reform movement and the "bloomers" that were named after her.
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