Letters of Lucy Stone, 1850-1893 (inclusive), 1876-1893 (bulk)

Scope and Contents The collection consists of letters by Stone to various people, including her brother William B. Stone; Fanny Baker Ames and Charles Ames; James Freeman Clarke; Lillie Devereux Blake; and Rachel Foster Avery. The letters provide information about her lectures, motherhood, health, her views regarding women using their husbands' names, and fundraising for the suffrage movement. The collection also includes a letter re: Lizzie Borden, with Stone opining that there was insufficient evidence to...