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Women's Suffrage Museum Events & Cultural Center

Mission statement for Suffrage Coalition Inc.’s Project: Women’s Suffrage Museum – Events & Culture Center - Locate and preserve the epic history of the movement that brought democracy to the other half of our citizens. Use accurate, immersive storytelling to inspire future generations to value their rights and faithfully perform their duties as citizens.

Lucy Stone (1818-1893) MA

Lucy Stone
  • First Massachusetts woman to earn a college degree.
  • Defied gender norms when she wrote marriage vows to reflect her egalitarian beliefs and refused to take her husband’s last name.
  • Organized the first national Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Refused to pay property taxes and was punished by the impoundment and sale of her household goods.
  • Served as president of the New Jersey Women Suffrage organization.
  • Served on the executive committee of the American Equal Rights Association.

Quotes:

"I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power."

 

"We ask only for justice and equal rights-the right to vote, the right to our own earnings, equality before the law."

 

"I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned."