Newspapers at the time paid little attention to the push for women’s suffrage. View all New York Times newsletters. “They had magazines, ways of distributing information that didn’t depend of the mainstream press, tons of it,” Ms. Bernikow said. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Until the turn of the 20th century, that’s the kind of movement it was,” Ms. Bernikow said. “That’s a huge number, particularly in New York City — the garment workers,” Ms. Bernikow said.

Source: New York Times November 05, 2017 14:26 UTC