At the end of the nineteenth century, a new invention sparked a revolution in home publishing. Early in the century, young women like Sarah Cooper, Nannie Grant, and Paulina Warinner dreamed of editing their own newspapers, and the power of those aspirations is reflected in the details they incorporated into their hand-drawn magazines. Although meant only for private reading among friends, the hand-drawn periodicals were tangible expressions of southern women’s dreams of a life beyond domesticity. Soon after the Civil War, inventors began experimenting with smaller printing presses designed for the home. Benjamin Woods of Boston offered one of the first of these early presses for sale, and his Novelty Press attracted buyers across the country. In 1872, Connecticut’s William A. Kelsey developed a new small printing press, offering the invention for sale in periodicals like the Youth’s Companion. By 1875, Kelsey’s press was self-inking, rendering the publishing and distribution of magazines even more accessible to children and adults.