Harper (1899), Vol. 1, pp. 356-358 The Richardson-McFarland scandal occurred in 1870. After actress Abby Sage divorced her abusive husband, McFarland, and took Richardson as her lover, McFarland murdered Richardson. McFarland was acquitted on grounds of insanity and awarded custody of the child Sage had with him. Conservatives who stressed the sanctity of marriage placed the blame on Sage. The Revolution publicized the trial, and Stanton and Anthony organized a mass meeting to condemn the judge and jury and to demand that McFarland be committed to an insane asylum. See Barry (1988), pp. 225-227 and Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 117
"A Most Unjust Charge," The Revolution, November 4, 1869, p. 281. Quoted in Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 36
Cullen-DuPont (1998), pp. 215-216, "Revolution, The"
"Foreword" by Berenice A. Carroll, in Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), pp. xxvi-xxvii
"To Correspondents," The Revolution, January 6, 1870, p. 9. Quoted in Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 37
"The World Forsakes Us," The Revolution, August 12, 1869, p. 88. Quoted in Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 35
"Prospectus of the Revolution for 1870," The Revolution, November 18, 1869, pp. 315−316. Quoted in Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 39
Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 6. Examples provided in that book include communications from Clara Barton ("From Clara Barton," May 20, 1868, p. 308),
E. M. A. ("A Reign-Bow," November 12, 1868, p. 300), and
H. ("Inalienable Rights vs. a Few Popular Wrongs," February 18, 1869, p. 102). Rakow and Kramarae list an extensive sampling of contributors in their book's table of contents, pp. 7−24.
Harper (1899), Vol. 1, pp. 356-358 The Richardson-McFarland scandal occurred in 1870. After actress Abby Sage divorced her abusive husband, McFarland, and took Richardson as her lover, McFarland murdered Richardson. McFarland was acquitted on grounds of insanity and awarded custody of the child Sage had with him. Conservatives who stressed the sanctity of marriage placed the blame on Sage. The Revolution publicized the trial, and Stanton and Anthony organized a mass meeting to condemn the judge and jury and to demand that McFarland be committed to an insane asylum. See Barry (1988), pp. 225-227 and Rakow and Kramarae eds. (2001), p. 117
Sigerman, Harriet, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The Right Is Ours, 2001, p. 95. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0195119695