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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: January 25, 1810 Clarina Nichols, born in Vermont "No truer friend of freedom can be found than she." She edited a newspaper and wrote articles calling for laws to grant married women control over their own property. This social activist moved to Kansas in support of anti-slavery settlers. There, she campaigned on behalf of the 1856 Republican presidential nominee and advocated that a statehood convention uphold women’s rights. Her house sheltered runaway slaves. During the Civil War, Nichols worked as a War Department clerk. Later years, she resided in California with her children and promoted a woman’s right to vote. HTTP://www.grandoldpartisan.com.