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"As one whose husband and mother- in- law have died the victims of murder hihiination, i stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder." -Coretta Scott King "Concerning the claim of justice for the victim's family, I say there is no amount of retaliatory deaths that would compensate to me the inestimable value of my daughter's life, nor would they restore her to my arms. To say thatthe death of any other person would be just retribution is to insult the immeasurable worth of our loved ones who are victims.We cannot put a price on their lives. That kindof justice would only dehumanize and degrade us because it legitimates an animal instinct for gut-level, blood thirsty revenge." –Marietta Jaeger Marietta's daughter was kidnapped, raped and murdered. In the history of women's rights, and their leaders, few can compare with the determination and success of Lucy Stone. While many remember Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony for being the most active fighters for women's rights, perhaps Stone is even more important. The major goal for women in this time period was gaining women's suffrage. That is what many remember or hiociate with the conventionat seneca falls. However, Stone was not only trying to gain women's suffrage, butalso to give women other rights that they did not have at this time. In the mid-1800's, women were almost on the same social level as slaves. The slave owners were husbands. All of the women's earnings went to men, theycould not legally write a willunless all of her belongings went to her husband. The husband was the sole owner of the children, and could do anything he wanted with them. There was a case where a man gave away a child to a complete stranger before the baby was even born. The husband could even legally beat his wife. This was the background for Stone's and other women'srights leaders' anger. Stone grew up watching her mother beg her father for hi. with this in her background, stone began her crusadefor Women and Slave's rights. A college education is something that women take for granted today, but in the 1800's it was an extremely rare thing to see a woman in college. During the mid 1800's, schools like Oberlin and Elmira College began to accept women. Stone's father did a wonderful thing (by 19th century standards) in hiing her the hi to hi for her college education. stone was the first woman to get a college education in mhiachusetts, graduating from oberlin College in 1843. Her first major protest was at the time of her graduation. stone was asked to write a commencement speech for her clhi. but she refused, because someone else would have had to read her speech. Women were not allowed, even at Oberlin, to give a public address. She started out as a guest lecturer speaking out against slavery. Stone was a known as a major abolitionist in the pre-civil war period. At this time, the other Women's rights leaders wondered if her abolition speaking would take away from their cause. Could she be doing more? Stone thought she could, so she decided to speak on Women's Rights during the week and on abolition on the weekends. stone was now charging hi to hear her talk, but people were more than happy to hi. she was very controversial at this time, and many people were offended by what she had to say. There was a .