Note 37 — Chapter Twenty-three
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Long years before the existence of the Lucy Stone League, which upholds the right of a married woman to still use her maiden-name, I continued to be known after my marriage as Bek Schuyler, except where it came to signature.
My brother was always to the fore in giving his sanction to the unrestricted legal privilege of woman to decide for herself the matter of name.
Theoretically, I agree that a married woman should have the legal right to the use of her maiden-name. But law me, it is one of those questions difficult to feel keenly about. As I always say, for the professional or business woman, whose name is her asset, well and good and fine. But for a plain country woman like me—don’t know as it makes much difference what they call me.