The Life and Legacy of Lucy Stone, Pioneer of Women's Rights

Download or read book The Life and Legacy of Lucy Stone, Pioneer of Women's Rights written by Alice Stone Blackwell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Stone was a prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist, suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone became the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women's rights and against slavery at a time when women were discouraged and prevented from public speaking. Stone was known for using her birth name after marriage, the custom at the time being for women to take their husband's surname. Stone assisted in establishing the Woman's National Loyal League to help pass the Thirteenth Amendment and thereby abolish slavery, after which she helped form the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), which built support for a woman suffrage Constitutional amendment by winning woman suffrage at the state and local levels.