Alice Stone Blackwell
Encyclopedia
Alice Stone Blackwell was an American feminist, journalist
and human rights
advocate.
and Lucy Stone
, she was born in East Orange, New Jersey
.
Alice was educated at the Harris Grammar School in Dorchester, the Chauncy School in Boston and at Boston University
where she graduated from in 1881 at age 24. She belonged to Phi Beta Kappa Society
. She was an editor (1881–1917) of the Woman's Journal
, the major publication of the women's rights movement at that time, first as assistant to her parents and after their deaths as editor in chief
.
From 1890 to 1908 Alice Stone Blackwell was the National American Woman Suffrage Association
's (NAWSA) recording secretary and in 1909 and 1910 one of the national auditors. She was also prominent in Woman's Christian Temperance Union
(WCTU) activities.
In 1903 she reorganized the Society of Friends of Russian Freedom (SAFRF) in Boston.
In later life, Alice went blind.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
advocate.
Biography
The daughter of Henry Brown BlackwellHenry B. Blackwell
Henry Browne Blackwell or sometimes Henry Brown Blackwell was an American advocate for social and economic reform. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and the American Woman Suffrage Association...
and Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone was a prominent American abolitionist and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone was the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women's rights and against slavery at a time when women were discouraged...
, she was born in East Orange, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Alice was educated at the Harris Grammar School in Dorchester, the Chauncy School in Boston and at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
where she graduated from in 1881 at age 24. She belonged to Phi Beta Kappa Society
Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society. Its mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Founded at The College of William and...
. She was an editor (1881–1917) of the Woman's Journal
Woman's Journal
Woman's Journal was a women's rights periodical published from 1870-1931.Woman's Journal was founded in 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts by Lucy Stone and her husband Henry Browne Blackwell as a weekly newspaper. The new paper incorporated Mary A...
, the major publication of the women's rights movement at that time, first as assistant to her parents and after their deaths as editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
.
From 1890 to 1908 Alice Stone Blackwell was the National American Woman Suffrage Association
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was an American women's rights organization formed in May 1890 as a unification of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association...
's (NAWSA) recording secretary and in 1909 and 1910 one of the national auditors. She was also prominent in Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was the first mass organization among women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." Originally organized on December 23, 1873, in...
(WCTU) activities.
In 1903 she reorganized the Society of Friends of Russian Freedom (SAFRF) in Boston.
In later life, Alice went blind.
Publications
- Growing Up in Boston's Gilded Age: The Journal of Alice Stone Blackwell, 1872-1874
- Lucy Stone: Pioneer of Woman's Rights (published 1930, reprinted 1971)
External links
- Alice Stone Blackwell - detailed biography, her translations of Armenian, Yiddish and Russian poetry.