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“All over this land women have no political existence. Laws pass over our heads that we can not unmake. Our property is taken from us without our consent. The babes we bear in anguish and carry in our arms are not ours.”

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Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone was a prominent American activist for women's rights and abolition in the 19th century. Born on August 13, 1818, and died on October 19, 1893, Stone was the first woman to graduate from a college and the first to publicly speak out against the constraints of marriage for women. She dedicated herself to the fight for women's suffrage and educational equality, leaving a profound impact on the women's rights movement in the United States. more

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