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First Issue Launch

When
13 February 1881
Where
Paris
Part of
Hubertine Auclert launches the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne in Paris

Hubertine Auclert launched La Citoyenne in Paris on 13 February 1881, arguing for women's enfranchisement.

The first issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne was published by Hubertine Auclert in Paris on 13 February 1881. The newspaper argued vociferously for women's enfranchisement. It was a forceful and unrelenting advocate for women's enfranchisement, demanding changes to the Napoleonic Code that relegated women to a vastly inferior status.

Sources

  1. La Citoyenne Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-28
  2. Hubertine Auclert Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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