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Lucy Stone (August 13, 1818 – October 18, 1893) was an American orator, abolitionist and suffragist who was a vocal advocate for and organizer of promoting rights for women. [1] In 1847, Stone became the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women's rights and against slavery.
Leading suffragist and abolitionist Lucy Stone famously defied gender norms when she wrote marriage vows to reflect her egalitarian beliefs and refused to take her husband’s last name. Read her story on womenshistory.org.
15 Οκτ 2024 · In 1855, when she married Henry B. Blackwell, an Ohio abolitionist and brother of Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, she retained her own name (as a protest against the unequal laws applicable to married women) and became known as Mrs. Stone.
Called “the heart and soul” of the suffrage movement, Lucy Stone also made history as a public speaker, abolitionist, political organizer, and newspaper editor. As Massachusetts’ first female college graduate, a partner in an egalitarian marriage, and a determined and uncompromising advocate for equality, Stone embodied a new vision for ...
2 Απρ 2014 · Influential women's rights activist and abolitionist Lucy Stone was born on August 13, 1818, in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. One of Francis Stone and Hannah Matthews's nine children,...
30 Οκτ 2017 · One of the first women in history to retain her maiden name after marriage, Lucy Stone was an acclaimed 19th century woman, who dedicated her entire life to the cause of women’s rights. This skilled orator, abolitionist, and suffragist also became the first women to earn a college degree in Massachusetts.
In 1855, Stone married abolitionist Henry Blackwell, but kept her maiden name. In 1856 and 1858, she appeared in court for conscientious tax evasion, and in defense of fugitive slave Margaret Garner, who famously killed her own daughter rather than see her enslaved.
