(1870-1876)
Introduction
Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly was an American weekly newspaper first published on May 14, 1870 in New York by two sisters and feminist activists: Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin. It was one of the first newspapers in the country published by and for women. At its height, the paper had national circulation of 20,000.
This paper is important to us here because of its advocacy of socialism, its coverage of the socialist movement in the United States in this period and for its sympathy with the International Workingmen's Association (IWMA), better known as the First International, at a time when the International had few American supporters.
In July 1871 the two sisters and their supporters formed Section 12 of the IWMA in the U.S. and Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly became its organ. Always going its own way, however, the paper frequently exasperated the International leadership.
In its December 30, 1871 issue, the Weekly was the first in the United States to publish Marx and Engels's The Communist Manifesto, in English.
Differences over policy and organization roiled the US sections of the International and by 1873 the relationship between Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly and the IWMA came to an end. The paper itself continued until June 10, 1876, but we have only included the issues for the period 1870-1873 here.
1870
Volume 1, Number 1, May 14, 1870
Volume 1, Number 2, May 21, 1870
Volume 1, Number 3, May 28, 1870
Volume 1, Number 4, June 4, 1870
Volume 1, Number 5, June 11, 1870
Volume 1, Number 6 June 18, 1870
Volume 1, Number 7, June 25, 1870
Volume 1, Number 8, July 2, 1870
Volume 1, Number 9, July 9, 1870
Volume 1, Number 10, July 16, 1870
Volume 1, Number 11, July 23, 1870
Volume 1, Number 12, July 30, 1870
Volume 1, Number 13, August 6, 1870
Volume 1, Number 14, August 13, 1870
Volume 1, Number 15, August 20, 1870
Volume 1, Number 16, August 27, 1870
Volume 1, Number 17, September 3, 1870
Volume 1, Number 18, September 10, 1870
Volume 1, Number 19, September 17, 1870
Volume 1, Number 20, October 1, 1870
Volume 1, Number 21, October 8, 1870
Volume 1, Number 22, October 15, 1870
Volume 1, Number 23, October 22, 1870
Volume 1, Number 24, October 29, 1870
Volume 1, Number 25, November 5, 1870
Volume 1, Number 26, November 12, 1870
Volume 2, Number 1, November 19, 1870
Volume 2, Number 2, November 26, 1870
Volume 2, Number 3, December 3, 1870
Volume 2, Number 4, December 10, 1870
Volume 2, Number 5, December 17, 1870
Volume 2, Number 6 December 24, 1870
Volume 2, Number 7, December 31, 1870
1871
Volume 2, Number 8, January 7, 1871
Volume 4, Number 8, January 6, 1872
Volume 2, Number 9, January 14, 1871
Volume 2, Number 10, January 21, 1871
Volume 2, Number 11, January 28, 1871
Volume 2, Number 12, February 4, 1871
Volume 2, Number 13, February 11, 1871
Volume 2, Number 14, February 18, 1871
Volume 2, Number 15, February 25, 1871
Volume 2, Number 16, March 4, 1871
Volume 2, Number 17, March 11, 1871
Volume 2, Number 18, March 18, 1871
Volume 2, Number 19, March 25, 1871
Volume 2, Number 20, April 1, 1871
Volume 2, Number 21, April 8, 1871
Volume 2, Number 22, April 15, 1871
Volume 2, Number 23, April 22, 1871
Volume 2, Number 24, April 29, 1871
Volume 2, Number 25, May 6, 1871
Volume 2, Number 26, May 13, 1871
Volume 3, Number 1, May 20, 1871
Volume 3, Number 2, May 27, 1871
Volume 3, Number 3, June 3, 1871
Volume 3, Number 4, June 10, 1871
Volume 3, Number 5, June 17, 1871
Volume 3, Number 6 June 24, 1871
Volume 3, Number 7, July 1, 1871
Volume 3, Number 8, July 8, 1871
Volume 3, Number 9, July 15, 1871
Volume 3, Number 10, July 22, 1871
Volume 3, Number 11, July 29, 1871
Volume 3, Number 12, August 5, 1871
Volume 3, Number 13, August 12, 1871
Volume 3, Number 14, August 19, 1871
Volume 3, Number 15, August 26, 1871
Volume 3, Number 16, September 2, 1871
Volume 3, Number 17, September 9, 1871
Volume 3, Number 18, September 16, 1871
Volume 3, Number 19, September 23, 1871
Volume 3, Number 20, September 30, 1871
Volume 3, Number 21, October 7, 1871
Volume 3, Number 22, October 14, 1871
Volume 3, Number 23, October 21, 1871
Volume 3, Number 24, October 28, 1871
Volume 3, Number 25, November 4, 1871
Volume 3, Number 26, November 11, 1871
Volume 4, Number 1, November 18, 1871 [incorrectly listed as Volume 3, Number 27]
Volume 4, Number 2, November 25, 1871
Volume 4, Number 3, December 2, 1871
Volume 4, Number 4, December 9, 1871
Volume 4, Number 5, December 16, 1871
Volume 4, Number 6, December 23, 1871
Volume 4, Number 7, December 30, 1871 [the issue in which the
1872
Volume 4, Number 9, January 13, 1872
Volume 4, Number 10, January 20, 1872
Volume 4, Number 11, January 27, 1872
Volume 4, Number 12, February 3, 1872
Volume 4, Number 13, February 10, 1872
Volume 4, Number 14, February 17, 1872
Volume 4, Number 15, February 24, 1872
Volume 4, Number 16, March 2, 1872
Volume 4, Number 17, March 9, 1872
Volume 4, Number 18, March 16, 1872
Volume 4, Number 19, March 23, 1872
Volume 4, Number 20, March 30, 1872
Volume 4, Number 21, April 6, 1872
Volume 4, Number 22, April 13, 1872
Volume 4, Number 23, April 20, 1872
Volume 4, Number 24, April 27, 1872
Volume 4, Number 25, May 4, 1872
Volume 4, Number 26, May 11, 1872
Volume 5, Number 1, May 18, 1872
Volume 5, Number 2, May 25, 1872
Volume 5, Number 3, June 1, 1872
Volume 5, Number 4, June 8, 1872
Volume 5, Number 5, June 19, 1872
Volume 5, Number 7, November 2, 1872
Volume 5, Number 8, December 28, 1872