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August 13, 2012 – Happy Birthday, Lucy Stone

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nShenwas a pioneer in so many ways. But not thenlittle-house-in-the-prairie way!

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nLucynStone is credited as being the first woman from Massachusetts to earnna college degree, and the first woman in all of America to keep hernown last name after marriage. She spoke out against slavery and fornwomen’s rights at a time when women weren’t supposed to speaknpublicly about anything. n

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nShenhelped set up the first National Women’s Rights Convention, and laternthe Women’s National Loyal League, which helped pass the ThirteenthnAmendment to the U.S. Constitution (which abolished slavery), andnlater the American Woman Suffrage Association, which helped ton(eventually) win the right for women to vote.

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nAndnat one of Lucy Stone’s speeches, she inspired another woman to takenup the cause of women’s suffrage. That woman was Susan B. Anthony.

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nBornnon this date in 1818, Lucy Stone’s last words to her daughter were,n“Make the world better.” I think that should be a motto to livenby for all of us, don’t you?

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nAlsonon this date:

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nInternational Left-Handers’ Day

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nSharp-shooter Annie Oakley’s birthday 

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