Suffragist Migration West after Seneca Falls, 1848-1871

This book explores the link between Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Conference of 1848, and the Women’s Suffrage Bill, unveiling Catherine Paine Blaine’s journey within the Suffragist movement, highlighting her advocacy within the Suffragist history in Washington State and the Western US.

Stephanie Stidham Rogers is an independent scholar.

Preface Introduction Chapter One: Suffragist Childhoods: Learning Discourse in an Abolitionist Setting Chapter Two: How the Seneca Falls Women's Conference & Bloomerism Created Space for a Western Movement Chapter Three: The New Companionate Marriage and Suffragist Migration West Chapter Four: New Opportunities for Suffragists on the Frontier Chapter Five: Suffragists and the Racial Politics of the West Chapter Six: Western Politics Spur Women's Suffrage Work Bibliography About the Author