, ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁ach ieving ▁suff rage ▁for ▁all ▁men ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁step ▁toward ▁suff rage ▁for ▁women . ▁The ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁movement ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁NE WS A ▁expected ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁after ▁the ▁Fif teenth ▁Am end ment ▁was ▁rat ified ▁( an ▁expectation ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁realized ). ▁▁ ▁Julia ▁Ward ▁How e , ▁author ▁of ▁" The ▁Battle ▁H ymn ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ," ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁NE WS A ' s ▁first ▁president . ▁ ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁family , ▁she ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁convinced ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁by ▁H ig gin son ▁and ▁Stone . ▁During ▁the ▁convention , ▁How e ▁said ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁demand ▁suff rage ▁for ▁women ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁achieved ▁for ▁black s . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁State ▁affili ates ▁of ▁the ▁NE WS A ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁most ▁New ▁England ▁states . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁NE WS A ▁began ▁publishing ▁a ▁newspaper ▁called ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Adv oc ate ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Anti - S la very ▁Society . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁NE WS A ▁waited ▁until ▁suff rage ▁for ▁black s ▁was ▁assured ▁before ▁it ▁began ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁it ▁pressed ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁stage ▁for ▁laws ▁that ▁would ▁enf ranch ise