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Title
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Stone, Lucinda Hinsdale
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birthday
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1814-09-30
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Birthplace
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Hinesburg, VT
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Death Date
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1900-03-14
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Occupation
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Educator
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Author
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Philanthropist
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Women's rights activist
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Biographical Text
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Lucinda Hinsdale Stone was an educator, author, philanthropist, and women's rights activist. Stone was born the youngest of twelve children in Hinesburg, VT. She attended Hinesburg Academy in her teenage years, teaching a summer country school in her off time. Her desire to learn was recognized by academy trustees, and she was granted the privilege of entering classes designated for men preparing for college. Stone excelled beyond her male classmates, but did not attend college with them. She completed her schooling at a women's seminary at 18. She found the education there unfulfilling. Through the mid 1800s, Stone taught classes throughout the state of MI, and led the Ladies Department of Kalamazoo College. Stone promoted abolition, co-education, and women's rights throughout her career, working closely with individuals deeply involved in such topics. Stone contributed to various newspapers including the Detroit Tribune, writing articles focused on social and moral issues. She served as the honorary president of the Michigan Woman's Press Association for many years. Stone was the founder of numerous clubs in the later part of her life, including the Ladies' Library Association, the Twentieth Century Club, the Douglas Club, and Isabella Clubs. A combination of these clubs endowed a perpetual scholarship in Stone's name in the University of Michigan for young women seeking an education.
Stone married Rev. James Adrus Blinn Stone on June 10, 1840. They had three sons, Clement, Horatio, and James. She passed away on March 14, 1900, at the age of eighty-five.
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Contributor
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O'Neill, Iris
Lucinda Stone, Memorial