Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893

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Dates:
Birth 1818-08-13
Death 1893-10-19
Active 1833
Active 1903
Birth 1818
Death 1893
English

Biographical notes:

Lucy Stone, suffragist and abolitionist, kept her own name after her marriage to Henry Browne Blackwell in 1855. For additional information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1846-1943 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008689

Lucy Stone, suffragist and abolitionist, kept her own name after her marriage to Henry Browne Blackwell in 1855. For additional biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Letters, 1850-1893 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007348

Born in West Brookfield, Mass., Aug.13,1818; grad. from Oberlin, 1847; began lecturing on woman's rights; became lecturer for the Mass. anti-slavery society, 1848 & traveled through U.S.& Canada; was instrumental in forming the American woman's suffrage association; became co-editor of "Woman's Journal", Boston, & then editor-in-chief, 1872; died in Dorchester, Mass. Oct. 18, 1893. (from Appleton - Date of death: Herringshaw) (blue index cards)

From the description of Lucy Stone papers, 1839-1972 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 502240609

American suffragist.

From the description of Letter to Mrs. Terhune [manuscript], , 1890 February 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817331

Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was and American feminist, abolitionist, and suffragist who founded the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.

1818 Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts 1847 Graduated from Oberlin College becoming the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree 1848 Hired by the Garrisonian Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society 1850 Organized the first National Woman's Rights Convention 1855 Married Henry Blackwell, but kept her maiden name 1857 Gave birth to her only child, Alice Stone Blackwell 1869 Founded the American Woman Suffrage Association 1870 Started The Woman's Journal 1890 Merged the American Woman Suffrage Association with the National Woman Suffrage Association to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association 1893 Died at her home in Dorchester, Massachusetts

From the guide to the Lucy Stone Letters, 1852-1893, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

Lucy Stone, active suffragist and abolitionist, kept her own name after her marriage to Henry Browne Blackwell in 1855; they had one daughter, Alice Stone Blackwell, and in 1870 founded the Woman's Journal . For additional biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971), which includes a list of additional sources.

From the guide to the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC), (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

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  • Women's rights
  • Abolitionists
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  • Lecturers
  • Social reformers
  • Suffragists

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