Lucy Stone Quotes
Make the world better
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Last Words
Progress
Reform
Improvement
Altruism
Environmental Protection
Feminism
Good Deeds
Humanitarian Aid
Kindness
Reformer, Reformers
Selflessness
Sustainable Development
Positive Change
Climate Change Mitigation
Global Equality
Helping Others
Peaceful Coexistence
Positive Action
Poverty Alleviation
Social Impact
World Improvement
Make Difference
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Lucy Stone, 1818-1893, Founder, National American Woman Suffrage Association, Founder, Women's Journal, Last recorded words; said to her daughter, October 1893
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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.