The Progress., 1893-11-18
Mrs. Lucy Stone.

,..v stone, the heroic woman OF
bu,I I.busetts who passed away recent
NS''' the age of seventy-fye
y lived and died by a
i ,nciUle. Her career represented
P'l"'r .roatness Of a purpose-and her
ine ,ie for the ends that to her SEEM
srUsS sht became noble even in the eyes
60 IT, r. onposed to her beliefs.
o n.ocuted W. in the past, by the light
hroader understanding to-day, the
80 Of Lucy Stone are pre-eminent,
the press and people unite in tri-
10 the woman who, in the cause OF
wv onfranchisemcnt of her sex, re-
W. ,,od womanly and fearless till the
.,,,,c of hands in the last sleep.
- Stone was born with a mission
a.rorm. Asa barefootcd child driv-
The COWS through the chill dew on
t.,ber's farm. the seed of remark
~ ~ individuality were springing in
% nature. Thought dcepcned-the
~ .,t,lities of action stirred her with
mighty force. the child wished to
=, or 10 90 to school. The money
.od from selling nuts and berries
- her first books: she educated her
vord by educating others, at the age
: ,wenty-fve years, Lucy Stone had
su..sed the means TO take her TO Ober-
:, College. one Of the few institutions
:, learning open to women in those
jays
uer college experience was triumph
...r bardships. She taught and per-
,..,0ad homework in the school, board
.aberself at cost ofless than fifty cents
veek cooking her own foOd-and
an,rg a course OF four years, her
nurse afforded only one new dress, a
cheap print
With a character formed in this he
,oic mould. Lucy Stone passed from
,he college walls to public life. .un-
asur,ed every obstacle was faced. for
me mower of purpose swept her on.
gor first work was in aid of the Anti
Slavery Society-freedom was to her
,be dearest of human rights-and as an
.bOlitionist. she lectured and tired not,
until the emancipation of the slaves.
Then came her life work, and the
uualteraple aim is expressed in her
own words: II was woman before i
sas an abolitionist, Imust speak for wo-
men, The champion of woman's rig hts
for nearly fifty years, Lucy Stone has
hbored, for the political. educationa
and Industrial advancement OF her sex
Prejudice, opprobrium, bitter defeat
have all been hers, but her one worE
vas for women, and she proved leader
Of marvellous courage, patience anC
geutleness. BY the tongue and tn
pen she upheld the dignity of her cause
the voice OF the lecturer was sweet
IN the breast Of the reformer beat
EOmans tender heart.
Strong in her public lite, in the lii
Of the freside her husband tells us tina
she was the best,of housekeepers, wive
and mothers-she sweetened and sane
tiled home that has been made desc
late by her loss.
Mrs. Stone was one of the organizer
Of the American Woman Suffrage AssC
cation, and was the founder OF the WC
mans Journal. of Boston, which claim
ed her as its senior editor for NOR
than twenty years.
In 1855, she was married to DIR. Henr
B. Blackwell. Lucy Stone retaine
her maiden name, as she considered
the symbol of woman's individuality
and in behalf of the equality OF mar
rage.the husband and the wife publish
ed protest against laws that cor
lerred upon the husband an 'inJurlot
superiority" especially in the contr'
Of the wiie's property and chiidreI
Ms. Stones marriage was one OF unit
and love-Henry Blackwell welded a
o. her beliefs, and together they ha'
hbored in perfect harmony for u
principle Of equal rights.
One daughter. Alice Stone Blackwell
vas born to Lucy Stone, and tn
laughter is following in the footstel
d her large-minded and lion-heart'
mother.
ln speaking Of the death of Luz
Stone, the Boston Globe iittingly say
IT has taken the best part OF a &c
nry to produce lucy Stone: 81
ne good that she has accomplished i
her sex and for humanity will be ca
ned along ali the centuries to come.
til
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray.