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March is Women’s History Month and the first newspaper in the United States that was edited by and for women was called “The Lily.” Published monthly in Seneca Falls, New York, the driving force behind The Lily was Amelia Bloomer.

While the newspaper initially focused on spreading ideals of temperance, it soon broadened its attention to include many women’s rights issues of the time including suffrage and clothing reform. Circulation of the paper grew as discussions of a certain clothing outfit were published and popularized by Amelia Bloomer called “bloomers.”

The distribution of The Lily rose from 500 printed copies per month to 4,000 per month because of the bloomers dress reform controversy. The newspaper moved to different locations and had different owners from 1853 until The Lily published its final edition on December 15, 1856.

In this video, Jared discusses the history of The Lily. This newspaper would have been printed on a similar hand press to our Washington hand press at our museum.

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