(1818-1893)

• Born August 13, 1818 abd died October 18, 1893

• Married Henry Blackwell is 1855 but kept her maiden name.

• She was the first woman to ever receive a degree from college.

• This was against all beliefs and customs of that time period.

• She received the degree from Oberlin College.

• After college she was an anti-slavery abolitionist.

• She later fought for women’s rights.

• She organized the first women’s rights convention is Worcester, Massachusetts.

• Her speech at the convention is said to have energized Susan B. Anthony to start her women’s rights campaign.

• She started the Womens National Loyal League during the Civil.

• The supported the Union efforts of freeing the slave.

• The American Women Suffrage Association to support in 1969 was started by Lucy.

• Near the end of her life she and her husband started the “The Woman’s Journal of Boston”. It was the national woman’s suffrage paper.

• She will forever be remembered as an eloquent speaker who spoke out against slavery and women’s rights. She was also an individual throughout her life and proved that by being the first women to be cremated.