Lucy Stone was born in West Brookfield, Mass., on Aug. 13, 1818. At the age of 16 she began teaching school. For 9 years she saved up her money and followed her own studies. Lucy had finished her education at Oberlin College in 1847 with some help of her father. That same year Lucy gave her first Speech on woman's rights at her brother's church. The following year she became an agent for the Antislavery Society. It was very rare for any woman to speak in public; it was even rarer for one to speak on woman’s rights. The Antislavery Society disliked having the two causes confused, and they made a compromise that Lucy spoke for abolition on weekends, leaving the rest of the week free for woman's rights.
In 1855 Lucy Stone married abolitionist, Henry B. Blackwell. Lucy and Henry both made a pledge that they would both have equal rights in marriage. Blackwell was the type of man to keep his word. He became a committed feminist and dedicated much of his own time to the cause.......

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