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Lucy Stone
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818–1893)
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.
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Stone was known for using her birth name, after marriage, contrary to the custom of women taking their husband's surname.[2]
Stone's organizational activities for the cause of women's rights yielded tangible gains in the difficult political environment of the 19th century.
Stone helped initiate the first National Women's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts,[3] and she supported and sustained it, annually, along with a number of other local, regional, and state activist conventions.
Stone spoke in front of a number of legislative bodies, to promote laws giving more right