▁to ▁include ▁all ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁USA ; ▁the ▁League ▁was ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women . ▁ ▁In ▁State ▁ex ▁rel . ▁Kru pa ▁v . ▁Green , ▁ 1 7 7 ▁N . E . 2 d ▁ 6 1 6 ▁( Oh io ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁the ▁Ohio ▁app ell ate ▁court ▁allowed ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁to ▁register ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁her ▁birth ▁name ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁open ly ▁and ▁sole ly ▁used , ▁and ▁been ▁well ▁known ▁to ▁use , ▁before ▁her ▁marriage , ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁use ▁that ▁name ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁public ▁office . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁Stuart ▁v . ▁Board ▁of ▁E lections , ▁ 2 6 6 ▁M d . ▁ 4 4 0 , ▁ 4 4 6 , ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁a ▁wife ▁could ▁register ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁her ▁birth ▁name ▁rather ▁than ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁last ▁name , ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁held , ▁"[ A ] ▁married ▁woman ' s ▁surname ▁does ▁not ▁become ▁that ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁where , ▁as ▁here , ▁she ▁ev id ences ▁a ▁clear ▁intent ▁to ▁consist ently ▁and ▁non fra ud ul ently ▁use ▁her ▁birth ▁given ▁name ▁subsequent ▁to ▁her ▁marriage ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁Olymp ia ▁Brown ▁League ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁help ▁women ' s ▁name ▁rights ▁in