▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁journalist ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁during ▁the ▁era ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁journalist ▁Hey wood ▁Br oun ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Alg on quin ▁Round ▁Table . ▁ ▁H ale ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁League , ▁an ▁organization ▁whose ▁mot to ▁was ▁" My ▁name ▁is ▁the ▁symbol ▁for ▁my ▁identity ▁and ▁must ▁not ▁be ▁lost ." ▁H ale ' s ▁cause ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁leg ally ▁preserve ▁their ▁ma iden ▁names ▁after ▁marriage . ▁She ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁the ▁courts ▁any ▁government ▁ed ict ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁recognize ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁she ▁chose ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁H ale ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rog ers ville , ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 3 , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁H oll ins ▁Institute ▁( today ▁H oll ins ▁University ) ▁in ▁Ro ano ke , ▁Virginia . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁left ▁to ▁attend ▁Dre x el ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Art ▁( today ▁Dre x el ▁University ) ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁painting ▁and ▁sculpt ure , ▁but ▁writing ▁was ▁her ▁true ▁calling . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁When ▁H ale ▁was ▁ 1 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁H ear