Life span: 08/13/1818 to 10/19/1893TabsLife SummaryFull name: Lucy StonePlace of Birth: West Brookfield, MABurial Place: Jamaica Plain, MABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: FemaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateFamily: Francis Stone (father), Hannah Matthews (mother)Education: OtherOther Education: Oberlin College, OHOccupation: EducatorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: OtherOther Religion: CongregationalistOther Affiliations: Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)Women’s Rights Note Cards Lucy Stone (American National Biography) ScholarshipLucy Stone was a key figure in the American woman's rights movement for nearly a half century, bringing it from tutelage within the abolitionist movement to full organizational autonomy. Firmly committed to natural rights irrespective of sex, Stone maintained a distance from more controversial gender issues, such as divorce and free love. Instead, she worked tirelessly as lecturer, organizer, publisher, and tactician in pursuit of full legal equality, particularly the enfranchisement of women.Carol Lasser, "Stone, Lucy," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00663.html. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/14/1853 05/14/1853 The National Convention of the Women of America is meeting in New York City 10/17/1855 10/18/1855 Sixth National Women's Rights Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio 11/25/1856 11/26/1856 Seventh National Women's Rights Convention held in New York City 05/13/1858 05/14/1858 Eighth National Women's Rights Convention held in New York City 05/10/1860 05/11/1860 Tenth National Women's Rights Convention held in New York City Documents Subject Docs Date Title 03/26/1860 William Wilkins to James Watson Webb, March 26, 1860 Images Lucy Stone, circa 1845 Lucy Stone, circa 1845, detail Lucy Stone Lucy Stone, detail Lucy Stone, engraving Lucy Stone, engraving, detail Bibliography Chicago Style Entry Link Burnett, Constance Buel. Five for Freedom: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt. New York: Abelard Press, 1953. View Record
Lucy Stone (American National Biography) ScholarshipLucy Stone was a key figure in the American woman's rights movement for nearly a half century, bringing it from tutelage within the abolitionist movement to full organizational autonomy. Firmly committed to natural rights irrespective of sex, Stone maintained a distance from more controversial gender issues, such as divorce and free love. Instead, she worked tirelessly as lecturer, organizer, publisher, and tactician in pursuit of full legal equality, particularly the enfranchisement of women.Carol Lasser, "Stone, Lucy," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00663.html.
