▁of ▁her ▁efforts ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Women ▁who ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁hus b ands ' ▁s urn ames ▁have ▁been ▁called ▁" Lu cy ▁St on ers ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁when ▁Boston ▁women ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁franch ise ▁in ▁school ▁elections , ▁Stone ▁registered ▁to ▁vote . ▁But ▁officials ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁her ▁to ▁vote ▁unless ▁she ▁added ▁" Black well ", ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁last ▁name , ▁to ▁her ▁signature . ▁This ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁do , ▁and ▁so ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁vote . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁challenge ▁the ▁action ▁in ▁a ▁court ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁The ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁League , ▁named ▁after ▁her , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁by ▁Ruth ▁H ale ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁ma iden ▁name ▁after ▁marriage — and ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁leg ally . ▁Ruth ▁H ale ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁federal ▁court ▁that ▁any ▁government ▁ed ict ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁recognize ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁( such ▁as ▁herself ) ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁she ▁chose ▁to ▁use . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁H ale ▁obtained ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁de ed ▁issued ▁in ▁her ▁birth ▁name ▁rather ▁than ▁her ▁married ▁name , ▁Mrs . ▁Hey wood ▁Br oun . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Dor is ▁Fle isch man ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁married ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States