The Una was the first feminist

Feminism

Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...

 periodical that was owned, written, and edited entirely by women. Launched in Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

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, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

 by Paulina Wright Davis in February 1853, it eventually relocated to Boston

Boston

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, where it continued to be published until October 1855. Contributors included Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement...

 and Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone was a prominent American abolitionist and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone was the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women's rights and against slavery at a time when women were discouraged...

.

" Out of great heart of nature seek we truth" was the quote in Vo.1 No.1.

External links

• Image of volume 1, number 1, February 1, 1853. (Half-way down the page)