Clarina nichols biography definition
Clarina nichols biography definition
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Clarina I. H. Nichols
American journalist
Clarina I. H. Nichols | |
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| Born | (1810-01-25)January 25, 1810 Townshend, Vermont |
| Died | January 11, 1885(1885-01-11) (aged 74) California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | journalist lobbyist public speaker |
Clarina Irene Howard Nichols (January 25, 1810 – January 11, 1885) was a 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 that emerged largely out of the ranks of the first two.
Though prominent enough in her time to merit her own chapter in Anthony's History of Woman Suffrage, Nichols has been overlooked since 1900 and only recently have her contributions to equal rights undergone a reassessment.
Biography
Born in West Townshend, Vermont in 1810, into a prosperous New England family, Clarina Nichols fell on hard times after a disastrous early marriage. Supporting herself and