We ask only for justice and equal rights-the right to vote, the right to our own earnings, equality before the law.
Lucy StoneIn Massachusetts, where properly qualified 'persons' were allowed to practice law, the Supreme Court decided that a woman was not a 'person,' and a special act of the legislature had to be passed before Miss Lelia Robinson could be admitted to the bar. But today women are lawyers.
Lucy StoneOh, I wish it were in my power to put men in the place of fashionable women for one six months! They should curl their hair, consult the milliner, make spongecake, do a little embroidery, wear long skirts, and dress so tightly that they could scarcely breathe.
Lucy StoneI expect some new phases of life this summer, and shall try to get the honey from each moment.
Lucy Stone