Contributions to Temperance Movements/Women’s Rights
The Lily
The Lily, under the editorship of Amelia Bloomer, was the first ever newspaper created for women. It was published in Seneca Falls, N.Y. and issued from 1849 until 1853 for 50 cents a year.
While the exclusion of women from taking part in temperance societies and other reform activities was the original reasoning behind why The Lily was to be created and published, it ended up starting out with its editorial stance conforming to the stereotype that women were “defenders of the home.” Even so, the paper always managed to maintain its focus on temperance while at the same time gradually starting to include articles about other subjects that are of interest to women.
( “The Lily” )
“It is woman that speaks through The Lily…Intemperance is the great foe to her peace and happiness. It is that above all that has made her Home desolate and …show more content…
While she had such limited education herself, having only attended grammar school for two years, she excelled among her peers and had taken up an occupation of being a teacher in her late teen years. Not long after, she had moved on to becoming a governess where she met her husband Dexter Bloomer, editor and co-owner of the newspaper, the Seneca Falls County Courier. The two married in 1840, moved to Seneca Falls, and with encouragement from her husband Amelia had begun writing articles supporting prohibition and women’s rights for his newspaper. After her move to Seneca Falls, Amelia had become a very active member of her church and community organizations and got more involved with the temperance movements that had occurred at the time. Her fast growing connection and passion for these movements are what drew her to becoming a dedicated member to the cause and helped lead her to write about social issues going on during that
The Lily
The Lily, under the editorship of Amelia Bloomer, was the first ever newspaper created for women. It was published in Seneca Falls, N.Y. and issued from 1849 until 1853 for 50 cents a year.
While the exclusion of women from taking part in temperance societies and other reform activities was the original reasoning behind why The Lily was to be created and published, it ended up starting out with its editorial stance conforming to the stereotype that women were “defenders of the home.” Even so, the paper always managed to maintain its focus on temperance while at the same time gradually starting to include articles about other subjects that are of interest to women.
( “The Lily” )
“It is woman that speaks through The Lily…Intemperance is the great foe to her peace and happiness. It is that above all that has made her Home desolate and …show more content…
While she had such limited education herself, having only attended grammar school for two years, she excelled among her peers and had taken up an occupation of being a teacher in her late teen years. Not long after, she had moved on to becoming a governess where she met her husband Dexter Bloomer, editor and co-owner of the newspaper, the Seneca Falls County Courier. The two married in 1840, moved to Seneca Falls, and with encouragement from her husband Amelia had begun writing articles supporting prohibition and women’s rights for his newspaper. After her move to Seneca Falls, Amelia had become a very active member of her church and community organizations and got more involved with the temperance movements that had occurred at the time. Her fast growing connection and passion for these movements are what drew her to becoming a dedicated member to the cause and helped lead her to write about social issues going on during that