on ▁( l ater ▁MP ▁for ▁Bol ton ). ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁activ ism ▁Rel ieved ▁from ▁her ▁family ▁duties , ▁Lucas ▁was ▁free ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁clear ▁plan ▁to ▁fit ▁her ▁Qu aker ▁moral ▁amb itions . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁ch est ▁in fection , ▁and ▁feeling ▁she ▁needed ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁climate , ▁she ▁travel led ▁to ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁to ▁visit ▁a ▁cousin , ▁Est her ▁Bla key . ▁Lucas ▁easily ▁mixed ▁in ▁the ▁trans - At l antic ▁reform ▁society ▁that ▁included ▁strong ▁Qu aker ▁invol vement . ▁Many ▁suff rag ists ▁and ▁temper ance ▁reform ers ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁United ▁States ▁wel com ed ▁her ▁as ▁' John ▁Bright ' s ▁sister '. ▁She ▁would ▁later ▁reci proc ate ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁hospital ity ▁when ▁American ▁reform ers ▁came ▁to ▁Britain . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁visit ▁was ▁a ▁foc al ▁point ▁in ▁Lucas ' ▁public ▁temper ance ▁career . ▁There , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁experience ▁' the ▁advanced ▁views ▁and ▁institutions ▁of ▁a ▁less ▁tr amm elled ▁social ▁system ', ▁influ ences ▁she ▁found ▁' con gen ial '. ▁Having ▁signed ▁the ▁temper ance ▁p ledge ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁American ▁Independent ▁Order ▁of ▁Good ▁Tem pl ars ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁grand ▁worthy ▁vice - tem pl ar ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁The