Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist. Born in Westborough, Massachusetts, Stone grew up in a family of Quakers. She became a teacher and then a journalist, but soon turned to women's rights. In 1848, she co-founded the Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association, and in 1869, she founded the American Woman Suffrage Association. Stone worked closely with Elizabeth Cady Stanto...