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wow! This was really cool! I wonder if she was one of the first women to keep her own name when she got married. I also wonder if this agreement had any standing in a court of law, but regardless it was a very compelling act of rebellion against the legal system in regards to married womens rights. I know the story mentioned that Lucy received ridicule for her actions but I would find it hard to believe that her husband didn't receive that and much worse from other men. Both her and her husbands actions are extremely commendable and I hope that it inspired other women of that time to demand the same sort of rights in their own marriages.---Emma Peck | wow! This was really cool! I wonder if she was one of the first women to keep her own name when she got married. I also wonder if this agreement had any standing in a court of law, but regardless it was a very compelling act of rebellion against the legal system in regards to married womens rights. I know the story mentioned that Lucy received ridicule for her actions but I would find it hard to believe that her husband didn't receive that and much worse from other men. Both her and her husbands actions are extremely commendable and I hope that it inspired other women of that time to demand the same sort of rights in their own marriages.---Emma Peck | ||
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| + | I really liked this protest and the fact that both Lucy Stone and her husband signed it. Whether this had any legal standing, which I doubt, may not really have mattered. It was probably very effective in making others start to question the issues it raised. I also, would be interested in knowing what kind of ridicule Blackwell may have experienced because of this.--Nancy Lee | ||
== Sojourner Truth (Isabella Van Wagener), 1851 (Ohio Convention). == | == Sojourner Truth (Isabella Van Wagener), 1851 (Ohio Convention). == | ||
