Category Archives: New Hampshire Women

Celebrating New Hampshire Women Through History

Posted on 17 February, 2011 by Janice Brown

In March of 2006, I wrote my first blog article specifically about women, named “New Hampshire Women in History,” and five years later…. Continue reading →

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Poem: "The Hills Are Home," by Edna Dean Proctor

Posted on 19 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

FORGET New Hampshire? By her cliffs, her meads, her brooks afoam,
With love and pride where'er we bide, the Hills, … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire Educator & Astronaut, Sharon Christa (Corrigan) McAuliffe (1948-1986)

Posted on 13 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

January 28, 2011 will mark the 25th anniversary of a tragedy–the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

That event took the life of… Continue reading →

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Boscawen New Hampshire Author, Lecturer, Activist for Peace and Social Reform: Lucia True Ames Mead (1856-1936)

Posted on 9 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

While researching notables of New Hampshire, I frequently 'discover' amazing women who I have never heard of–Lucia is one of … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth New Hampshire Poet and Hospital Benefactor, Harriet McEwen Kimball (1834-1917)

Posted on 3 August, 2008 by Janice Brown

Harriet McEwen Kimball was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 2 November 1834.

She was the daughter of a chemist, … Continue reading →

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