Historic Stone Blackwell letters set for Oberlin publication
A 40 year correspondence between Lucy Stone and Antoinette Brown Blackwell is being transcribed edited and prepared for publication by an Oberlin College project. 133 letters funded by a grant from Cindy Nord support transcription annotation and materials with Carel Lasser as project director Marlene Merrill editor and Margo Horn consultant. 1847 graduates of Oberlin the pair discussed abolition women’s rights education theology and social reform. A booklet of 18 Oberlin letters will accompany Oberlin College’s sesquicentennial with a full length book planned by year end.