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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 | 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 | ||
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| + | I loved this protest. I wonder what possessed the husband to sign the document. He is signing away all his power which most people like. He must be a very forward thinker. I really do not think this is effective because although she might be free to do what she wants society will reign her in. They will not accept her as a business partner they will refuse to deal with her in the public sphere. - LeAnn Taggart | ||
== Sojourner Truth (Isabella Van Wagener), 1851 (Ohio Convention). == | == Sojourner Truth (Isabella Van Wagener), 1851 (Ohio Convention). == | ||