West Brookfield in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Birthplace of Lucy Stone
Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 2015
1. Birthplace of Lucy Stone Marker
Lucy Stone’s determined vision for girls’ and women’s equality was incubated in her home at this site. A young girl who resented her mother’s life of drudgery and no respect, Lucy helped with the housework and resolved to change the way women were treated. An independent thinker from her earliest days, Lucy would not believe that women must submit to their husbands’ rule. When her father refused to pay for her schooling as he had for her brothers, Lucy earned her own way through high school and college.
In this neighborhood she observed the attitudes of friends and relatives toward females, and set off on a lifelong quest for equal rights for women, (their earnings and property, their persons and their vote.) She wanted women to become more than chattels of their husbands. She traveled far and wide of this place, speaking, writing and organizing for women’s suffrage. But the scenery of her childhood always remained dear to her heart.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women.
Location. 42° 15.467′ N, 72° 11.331′ W. Marker is in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Marker is on Coys Hill Road, 0.2 miles west of Massachusetts Route 9, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Birthplace of Lucy Stone (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boston Post Road (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); West Brookfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); West Brookfield Veterans Monument (approx. 2.9 miles away); West Brookfield Civil, Spanish and World War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Rice Memorial Fountain (approx. 3 miles away); Fort Gilbert (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Brookfield.
Also see . . . Lucy Stone. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 2015
2. Granite stone marker at the site
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3. Lucy Stone
Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 2015
4. Birthplace of Lucy Stone ruins
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on August 30, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
