Lucy Stone Quotes
But I do believe that a woman's truest place is in a home, with a husband and with children, and with large freedom, pecuniary freedom, personal freedom, and the right to vote.
Topics
Equality
Family, Families
Family Values
Freedom, Liberty
Marriage
Right To Vote
Rights
Voting Rights
Parenting, Parental Authority
Family Life
Financial Independence, Fiscal Independence, Economic Independence
Home
Political Representation
Women's Rights
Personal Freedom
Home Life
Domesticity
Women's Freedom
Citations
Blackwell, Alice Stone. Lucy Stone: Pioneer of Woman's Rights. Little, Brown, and Company, 1930, p. 113.
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Lucy Stone was a prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist, and 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. Stone was known for using her birth name after marriage, the custom being for women to take their husband's surname.