West Townshend in Windham County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Clarina Howard Nichols
Photographed By Michael Herrick, October 5, 2009
1. Clarina Howard Nichols Marker
Born in West Townsend 1810, Clarina Howard became an early advocate of women’s rights. After a divorce in 1843 she married George Nichols. As editor of the Windham County Democrat she strongly advocated women’s property rights, child custody, temperance, and suffrage. In 1852 she became the first woman to address the Vermont Legislature, and lectured throughout New England and the Midwest. Nichols was a staunch abolitionist who seized the opportunity to move with her family to Kansas where her views on slavery and women’s rights were widely accepted. During the Civil War she was director of a home for orphaned black children in Washington, D.C. She died at her son’s home in Pomo, California, in 1885.
Erected 2001 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 43° 5.052′ N, 72° 42.689′ W. Marker is in West Townshend, Vermont, in Windham County. Marker is at the intersection of Route 30 and Windham Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Route 30. Located next to the West Townshend Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Townshend VT 05359, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker
this page online
Also see . . . The Responsibilities of Woman - Speech by Clarina Howard Nichols. (Submitted on October 19, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, October 5, 2009
2. Clarina Howard Nichols Marker
Looking south. The Taft Homestead Site Marker is on the left.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, October 5, 2009
3. Clarina Howard Nichols Marker
Looking North. The Clarina Howard Nichols Marker is on the left, partially hidden. The Taft Homestead Site Marker is on the right. The white building with the flag is the West Townshend Post Office.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne
4. Clarina Irene Howard Nichols
Engraved by J. G. Butre from History of Woman Suffrage, 1881 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,410 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 4. submitted on November 5, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
