PDF Lucy Stone: Speaking Out for Equality by Andrea Moore Kerr in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. More people need to know about Lucy Stone!By Erin FunkLucy Stone is one of my favorite American feminists; if not my favorite. Lucy made such an impact on all women's lives and yet our modern society knows very little about her and for some reason we are completely accepting of the Women's Liberation movement history as told by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton... who together basically wrote Lucy Stone out of the history books. However; without Lucy; Susan would have never crossed over from the temperance movement to fighting for women's rights. Oh; I can't stand it! So much more needs to be done in schools and universities across this wonderful country of ours in terms of teaching the history of women and all those women throughout history who have made impacts in fighting for our freedom. I think in our modern times; us women take for granted soooo much and we really need to look in the mirror once and awhile and realize that womanhood equaled slavery for thousands of years.But I digress. Lucy has been forgotten because she was part of a tradition that no longer exists... she was an orator. You made have heard this term if you have even taken a Western Civ course and had to learn about them in the times of Ancient Greece and Rome. But before movies; radio; TV and wide-spread literacy; people who had an idea would travel and make speeches. Lucy was one of them. No recordings of hers was taken and she seldom wrote down her ideas. And after her death; she was unfortunately forgotten along with the tradition of oratory. And because we are lazy when it comes to studying women's history; Susan and Elizabeth's writings have become the accepted and sacrosanct norm of the movement. Although I believe more in Susan B. Anthony's extreme views of women's liberation; Lucy represents everything that this country has followed in terms of women's rights. Women still marry and still have children; women still dream of that one person to spend the rest of their life with; women can work and are no longer the property of their father or husband and can therefore own their own property; women are still women and are placed on a feminine pedestal and are subjugated to live a feminine lifestyle. These virtues are those of Lucy Stone; not Susan B. Anthony. I can't help but laugh at this very moment thinking about how historically inaccurate both modern men and women are in terms of where and by who our modern virtues and beliefs come from. I laugh even harder every time I hear a conservative feminist group named after Susan B. Anthony contribute to anything because they obviously have not really read anything by her because Susan stood for everything conservatives hate.Once again I digress. Please read this book. Take a moment to expand your mind on the history of women and don't accept the cumulative total of one hour spent discussing women's history throughout your educational experience. Life would be so much more different and fulfilling if we discussed the topic of the enslavement of women in the same vain we discuss the enslavement of Africans in this country and yet it is almost never discussed until you are lucky enough to take college courses. Sigh...0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It does not portray her as being perfect; but a major player in the fight for ...By AK GirlI learned a bit about this lady while researching for a debate on whether a woman should take her husband's name upon marriage. Wow! I wish I had heard of her earlier in my life. This biography is well written and doesn't sugar coat her personality or personal conflicts. It does not portray her as being perfect; but a major player in the fight for women's rights.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Price point was excellentBy Colleen E ConveryBook was shipped promptly and it expected condition. Was able to guide my 9 year old daughter through a timeline of the book for her first presentation acting as Lucy Stone.