Nichols, Clarina Irene Howard, 1810-1885

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Newspaper editor and woman's rights leader, Nichols campaigned for women's equality in Vermont, Kansas, and California. She is credited with the incorporation of several women's rights provisions in the state constitution of Kansas. For further information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971), and the History of Woman Suffrage, vol. I.

From the description of Papers, 1827-1904 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006768

Mrs. C. I. H. Nichols is also known as Clarina Irene (Howard) Nichols (1810-1885).

From the description of Clarina Irene (Howard) Nichols papers [microform], 1842-1904. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 60364194

Newspaper editor and woman's rights leader, Nichols campaigned for women's equality in Vermont, Kansas, and California. She is credited with the incorporation of several women's rights provisions in the state constitution of Kansas. For further information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971), and the History of Woman Suffrage, vol. I.

From the description of Letters, 1882-1883 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008762

Journalist, lobbyist and public speaker involved in all three of the major reform movements of the mid-19th century: temperance, abolition, and the women's movement. Born in Townshend, Vermont, Clarina worked for a newspaper in Brattleboro, Vermont where she married the newspaper's publisher, George Nichols. In 1854 Clarina moved to Kansas; she died in 1885 in California.

From the description of Letter by Clarina Nichols Howard, Brattleboro, Vt. to Mr. Otis, discussing women's rights, 1853. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 729911077

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creatorOf Nichols, C. I. H., Mrs. Letters, 1882-1883 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Nichols, C. I. H., Mrs. Papers, 1827-1904 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906. Papers, 1815-1961 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Woman suffrage history collection [microform], 1867-1911. Kansas State Historical Society
creatorOf Nichols, C. I. H., Mrs. Clarina Irene (Howard) Nichols papers [microform], 1842-1904. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Nichols, C. I. H., Mrs. Papers, 1827-1904 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Nichols, C. I. H., Mrs. Letter by Clarina Nichols Howard, Brattleboro, Vt. to Mr. Otis, discussing women's rights, 1853. Vermont Historical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1815-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Nichols, C. I. H., Mrs. Letters, 1882-1883 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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California
Brattleboro (Vt.)
Vermont
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Newspaper editors
Women
Women
Women
Women's rights
Women's rights
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Active 1827

Active 1904

Active 1842

Active 1904

Birth 1810-01-25

Death 1885-01-11

Birth 1810

Death 1885

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