Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Abigail Scott Duniway, O. P. Mason |
Publisher | Abigail Scott Duniway |
Editor | Abigail Scott Duniway |
Founded | 1871 |
Political alignment | A journal devoted to "free speech, free press, free people" along with a focus on women's rights |
Ceased publication | 1889 |
Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
The New Northwest was an American weekly newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, from 1871 to 1887 by Abigail Scott Duniway, and for another two years by O. P. Mason. One of the first newspapers in the Western United States to champion the cause of women's rights, during its 16-year run, The New Northwest emerged as a vigorous voice for women's suffrage and for liberalization of marriage law and property rights for women. The newspaper's motto was Free Speech, Free Press, Free People.
In addition to news reports, The New Northwest included topical essays, travel correspondence, and serialized fiction, much of which was written by the prolific Duniway herself.