Lucy Stone co-founded the New England Woman Suffrage Association in November 1868.
In November 1868, Lucy Stone co-founded the New England Woman Suffrage Association (NEWSA) with Julia Ward Howe. This organization became the first major political group in the United States focused specifically on securing the vote for women. The founding of NEWSA marked a strategic shift in suffrage activism, providing an organized and united front to campaign for women's voting rights. Stone's leadership in forming such an association underscored her enduring commitment to achieving political equality and laid a critical foundation for future suffrage campaigns, ultimately contributing to the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment decades later. NEWSA played a crucial role in galvanizing support for women’s suffrage across New England and beyond.