Lucy Stone Hall First Floor

In 1847 stone became the first woman from massachusetts to earn a college degree.

Lucy stone hall first floor. Lucy stone august 13 1818 october 18 1893 was a prominent u s. Let me tell you about my experience exploring the great lucy stone hall. Anthony to the cause. Gallery type rectangular ids 3339 3335 3325 3322 3323 orderby rand when entering the main plaza through one of the building s many doors you might notice judging by the text and yellowing of the paper that the maps displayed on the wall nearby are.

Lucy stone hall livingston campus 54 joyce kilmer ave. To mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the u s. Constitution the museum will host i now pronounce you lucy stone a free live program about the famed abolitionist and suffragist who was instrumental in its passing on thursday sept. Orator abolitionist and suffragist and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women.

The first woman to graduate college in the state of massachusetts stone represented a large step in the right direction for the early women s rights movement. Download a copy of the livingston campus and vicinity map below pdf file. Museum coordinator marion knoll said she is pleased to present. She spoke out for women s rights and against slavery at a time when women were discouraged and prevented from public speaking.

Quick facts name lucy stone birth date august 13 1818 death date october 18 1893 education oberlin college holyoke seminary place of birth west brookfield massachusetts. Must be in this mode for image to be bright enough. When changing the lamp make sure projector is set to both lamps. When she married henry blackwell brother of elizabeth blackwell lucy stone kept her own name thus coining the phrase lucy stoner to describe a married woman who retains her maiden name.

There at the first national convention lucy stone delivered a speech on women s rights that converted susan b. Piscataway nj 08854 lucy stone hall second floor diagram and map of livingston campus rutgers campus maps. Gardner history will come alive at the gardner museum this month.