 Click image for more information Lucy Stone School (Elementary)
22 Regina Road, Dorchester
Built 1937
Frank I. Cooper, Corp., Architect
Lucy Stone (1818-18 ) was an American reformer who was born in Brookfield, Mass. She graduated from Oberlin College in 1847 and began touring New England, lecturing against slavery. In 1869 Stone helped organize the Woman Suffrage Association of America of which she was President until 1872.
Source:
What's In a Name? Names of Boston's Schools: Their Origin. Boston: School Volunteers for Boston and the Boston Public Schools, 1980.
This school is slated for closure in 2009 -- Boston Globe 11/20/2008.
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