Title

Daguerreotype of Lucy Stone, American suffragist

Author

Unknown

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sm_lucy_stone_3d02055r.jpg

License

Public domain

Lucy Stone

American activist

Birthday: August 13, 1818

Birthplace: West Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.

Death Date: October 19, 1893

Age at death: 75 years old

Sign: Leo

Lucy Stone Rank

About Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone would be remembered for her numerous women’s rights campaigns. The American received lots of applauds for her role in abolishing slavery in the United States.

Stone was one of the prominent figures in the formation of the Women's National Loyal League, which fought for the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. She was one of the people who initiated the National Women's Rights Convention and also supported the American Woman Suffrage Association.

In 1870, she co-founded the Woman's Journal, an American periodical which was aimed at promoting women's rights.

Family

She was one of the children of Francis Stone and Hannah Matthews, and was raised together with six siblings. She was married to American advocate Henry Browne Blackwell and together they had a child named Alice Stone Blackwell.

Education

Stone was an alumnus of Oberlin College.

Honors

She was posthumously selected into the famous National Women's Hall of Fame in 1986.

Facts

In 2018, a US Navy ship (USNS Lucy Stone) was named after her.

She was the first Massachusetts woman to obtain a university degree.

She still used her maiden name even after her marriage.

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Lucy Stone photo gallery

Title

Portrait and signature of Lucy Stone, as published in 1881 in History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II.

Author

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LucyStone-sig.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

A scan of a photographic portrait made in Boston of Lucy Stone and her infant daughter Alice Stone Blackwell

Author

Notman Photo. Co., 480 Boylston St. and 3 Park St., Boston.

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_Stone_and_baby_Alice.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

A scan of an engraving printed in Illustrated News, May 28, 1853, scanned by Kansas Historical Society, showing Lucy Stone wearing bloomers.

Author

Unknown

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_Stone_in_bloomers.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

A scan of a photographic portrait of Lucy Stone in middle age, no date recorded on caption card

Author

Unknown

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_Stone_in_middle_age.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

A scan of a framed photographic portrait of Lucy Stone, between 1840 and 1860

Author

Unknown

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_stone.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

Post Office Department postage stamp of Lucy Stone issued in 1968

Author

Mark English, art director; Edward R. Felver, vignette engraver; Robert G. Culin, letter engraver

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stamp_US_1968_Lucy_Stone.jpg

License

Public domain

Famous quotes by Lucy Stone

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.Lucy Stone

Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations.Lucy Stone

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F.A.Q. about Lucy Stone

When is her birthday?

Lucy Stone's birthday is on August 13, 1818.

In how many days is her birthday?

Lucy's birthday is in 43 days

How old was Lucy when she died?

She was 75 years old.

When did she die?

She died in October 19, 1893.

How old would she be today?

Lucy Stone would be 203 years old if she was alive today.

Where was Lucy from?

She was born in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S..

Lucy Stone's Popularity

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People born on August 13 fall under the Zodiac sign of Leo, the Lion. Lucy Stone is the 2336th most popular Leo.

Aside from information specific to Lucy Stone's birthday, Lucy Stone is the 13490th most famous American.

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