Early life
who was Lucy Stone
A famous suffragist and abolitionist
"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."
Reflects deep appreciation for the sacrifices of past generations.
when she was 25 what college did she attended
Oberlin college
Where was she born
Massachusetts
"Mr. Garrison and Wendell Phillips stood by her."
Acknowledges others who supported women’s struggles. or reflective graditude
what did she study in college
greek and hebrew
How many people went to college in her family
zero/none
"The right to education and to free speech having been gained for woman, in the long run every other good thing was sure to be obtained."
determination
The idea that their sphere was at home, and only at home, was like a band of steel in society.”
Simile, compares the idea of women's role in the home to a strong band of steel implying that it limits them
How did she save money to go to college
she worked by cleaning houses and teaching kids
"They jeered at her as she went along the street. They threw stones at her. They pelted her with bad eggs as she stood on the platform."
Frustration
Abby Kelly once entered a church only to find herself the subject of the sermon, which was preached from the text: "This Jezebel is come among us also."
Allusion, Jezebel in the hebrew bible is responsible for the idolatry of baal (the worship of other figures besides god), implies that her asking for more rights is equal to idolatry
what was her birthday
August, 13 1818
Men printers left when women took the type. They formed unions and pledged themselves not to work for men who employed women."
Frustration
What did she do in 1850
Stone organized the first national Woman's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts.