▁birth ▁name " ▁above .) ▁▁ ▁The ▁femin ist ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 9 3 ) ▁made ▁a ▁national ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁married ▁woman ' s ▁right ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁own ▁surname ▁( as ▁she ▁herself ▁did ▁upon ▁marriage ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁efforts ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Because ▁of ▁her , ▁women ▁who ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁hus b ands ' ▁s urn ames ▁have ▁been ▁called ▁" Lu cy ▁St on ers ". ▁ ▁The ▁femin ist ▁Elizabeth ▁C ady ▁St anton ▁took ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁own , ▁signing ▁herself ▁Elizabeth ▁C ady ▁St anton ▁or ▁E . ▁C ady ▁St anton , ▁but ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁addressed ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Henry ▁B . ▁St anton . ▁She ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁that ▁" the ▁custom ▁of ▁calling ▁women ▁Mrs . ▁John ▁This ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Tom ▁That ▁and ▁colored ▁men ▁Sam bo ▁and ▁Z ip ▁Co on , ▁is ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁principle ▁that ▁white ▁men ▁are ▁l ords ▁of ▁all ." ▁Later , ▁when ▁address ing ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁called ▁" A ▁S lave ' s ▁App e al ", ▁she ▁stated ▁in ▁part , ▁" The ▁negro ▁[ s lave ] ▁has ▁no ▁name . ▁He ▁is ▁C uff y ▁Douglas ▁or ▁C uff