▁Br oun ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁men ▁present , ▁and ▁supported ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁her ▁endeav ors . ▁Other ▁Lucy ▁St on ers ▁were ▁Jane ▁Grant , ▁wife ▁of ▁Harold ▁Ross , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York er , ▁and ▁Be atrice ▁Kauf man , ▁wife ▁of ▁play w right ▁George ▁S . ▁Kauf man . ▁ ▁H ale ▁and ▁Br oun ▁bought ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁St am ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁but ▁res ided ▁in ▁separate ▁homes . ▁She ▁started ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁on ▁women ’ s ▁rights ▁causes ▁and ▁less ▁time ▁on ▁journal ism . ▁▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁H ale ▁took ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁protest ing ▁the ▁execution s ▁of ▁an arch ists ▁and ▁accused ▁murder ers ▁Sac co ▁and ▁V anz etti . ▁She ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Boston ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁defense ▁committee , ▁along ▁with ▁Dor othy ▁Parker ▁and ▁John ▁D os ▁Pass os . ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁over ▁their ▁fier ce ▁protest s . ▁The ▁campaign ▁had ▁a ▁gal van izing ▁effect ▁on ▁her , ▁leading ▁her ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁capital ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Edward ▁Bern ays ▁decided ▁to ▁pay ▁women ▁to ▁smoke ▁their ▁“ tor ches ▁of ▁freedom ” ▁as ▁they ▁walked ▁in ▁the ▁E aster ▁Sunday ▁Par ade ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁shock ▁because ▁until ▁that ▁time , ▁women ▁were ▁only ▁permitted ▁to ▁smoke ▁in ▁certain ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁priv acy