"In Massachusetts, where properly qualified persons were allowed to practice law, the Supreme Court decided that a woman was not a person, and a special act of the legislature had to be passed before Miss Lelia Robinson could be admitted to the bar. But today women are lawyers." - Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone: In Massachusetts, where properly qualified persons were...

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"In Massachusetts, where properly qualified persons were allowed to practice law, the Supreme Court decided that a woman was not a person, and a special act of the legislature had to be passed before Miss Lelia Robinson could be admitted to the bar. But today women are lawyers." - Lucy Stone

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