▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁pass port ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁name . ▁But ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁the ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁League ▁was ▁in active . ▁ ▁In ▁People ▁ex ▁rel . ▁R ago ▁v . ▁Li ps ky , ▁ 6 3 ▁N . E . 2 d ▁ 6 4 2 ▁( Ill . ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Court ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁First ▁District ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁to ▁stay ▁registered ▁to ▁vote ▁under ▁her ▁birth ▁name , ▁due ▁to ▁" the ▁long - est ab lished ▁custom , ▁policy ▁and ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁among ▁English - spe aking ▁pe op les ▁where by ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁name ▁is ▁changed ▁by ▁marriage ▁and ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname ▁becomes ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁law ▁her ▁surname ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Jane ▁Grant ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁former ▁members ▁restart ed ▁the ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁League ; ▁its ▁first ▁meeting ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Grant ▁prompt ly ▁won ▁the ▁Census ▁Bureau ' s ▁agreement ▁that ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁could ▁use ▁her ▁birth ▁surname ▁as ▁her ▁official ▁or ▁real ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁census . ▁( The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁League ▁w iden ed ▁its ▁focus