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
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into how new state and federal Progressive legislation affected individuals and businesses in South Carolina and the U.S. The indicator was also designed to promote inquiry into the new perspectives that emerged regarding social and political change.
- USHC.3.CE Assess the causes and effects of significant turning points in the Populist and Progressive era from 1877–1924.
