Lucy Stoner

American  

[stoh-ner] / ˈstoʊ nər /

noun

1. a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women.

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Etymology

Origin of Lucy Stoner

1945–50, Lucy Stone + -er ¹

Example Sentences

There's patriarchy in a woman's "maiden name", invariably her father's unless her mother was a Lucy Stoner and only her brother took her father's surname.

From New York Times

When he answered and addressed her as “Miss Mackay,” she replied, “Oh, no—it’s Mrs. Berlin. I’m not a Lucy Stoner. The fact is I shan’t be able to get my piece in on time. I’m leaving town in about twenty minutes.”

From The New Yorker

"I don't think you need any grounds in Mexico," said shambling, amiable Columnist Heywood Broun in admitting that he had been divorced two months ago in Nogales by dreamy-eyed Ruth Hale, No. 1 Lucy Stoner.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though no Lucy Stoner, Mrs. Wilson kept her maiden name in public so as not to embarrass her husband with her political activities.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day later, Miss Jones tells the world that she is a "Lucy Stoner," that she intends to keep her maiden name.

From Time Magazine Archive