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Vermont Humanities E-newsletter
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Words to Live By: Clarina Howard Nichols
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Clarina Howard Nichols (1810-1885) spoke the above words before the Vermont Legislature in 1852. She was a pioneer in the struggle for women's rights, the abolition of slavery, and temperance. She was also the first woman to testify before this body. Despite heckling from the legislators (including one who presented her with a pair of men's trousers), she argued eloquently for the right for women to vote in school board meetings. She continued to advocate for women's rights throughout her life.
Find out more about Clarina Howard Nichols in the essay "Proud Past, Bright Future: Women as Leaders in Vermont," by Madeleine M. Kunin, in The Vermont Difference: Perspectives from the Green Mountain State, co-published by the Woodstock Foundation and the Vermont Historical Society. Words to Live By brings weekly wisdom from Vermont poets, writers, artists and thinkers and is a project of the Vermont Humanities Council and the Vermont Arts Council.
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Vermont Reads 2014
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Vermont Reads Wonder on VPR
 Have you been listening to Vermont Public Radio's Vermont Reads Wonder feature this week? If you haven't been able to catch it on the airwaves, you can listen online. So far there have been four episodes. Tune in for the final installment Friday morning.
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Honorary Degrees at Saint Michael's College
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VHC's Executive Director Receives Honorary Degree at Saint Michael's College
 | Peter A. Gilbert
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Three distinguished people with Vermont ties received honorary degrees at the Saint Michael's College commencement on May 11. VHC's Peter A. Gilbert was among the three. Peter was honored for his significant contribution to Vermont and the humanities. To learn more about the degrees bestowed on Peter and the other honorees, click here. Congratulations, Peter, from the Vermont Humanities community.
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First Wednesdays 2013-2014
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First Wednesdays Talks at a Library Near You on June 4
We have good news! First Wednesdays isn't quite over. Several February First Wednesdays talks were rescheduled to June 4 because of weather. They are held at 7:00 pm in the communities below.
Brattleboro -- Fallingwater: The Story and the Controversy with H. Nicholas Muller, III, retired executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Location and host: Brooks Memorial Library. Learn more.
Manchester -- The Examined Life with philosophy and classics scholar Susanne Claxton. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library. Learn more.
Middlebury -- Redeemer President: The Significance of Jimmy Carter with Dartmouth professor of American religious history Randall Balmer. Location and host: Ilsley Public Library. Learn more.  Norwich -- The Six Wives of Henry VIII with author and scholar Kavita Finn. Location: Norwich Congregational Church. Hosts: Norwich Public Library and Norwich Historical Society. Learn more.
 St. Johnsbury -- The Life and Times of Thelonious Monk with artistic director of the Vermont Jazz Center Eugene Uman. Location and host: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Learn more.
First Wednesdays draws nationally and regionally renowned authors, artists, scholars, and public figures who speak on diverse topics before audiences sometimes numbering several hundred people.
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Double Your Devotion
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A group of VHC friends has offered a one-to-one 40th anniversary challenge grant. They will match the entire gift of donors who at least double their giving from 2013 to 2014. They will also match gifts from people who didn't give in 2013 or are a new donor to VHC. VHC hopes you will participate in this exciting opportunity to help the Council in a very dramatic way.
If you would consider making a stretch gift to VHC, there isn't a better time to do so!
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Civil War Book of Days -- Marking Events that Happened Each Week During the Civil War
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Sign up for the Civil War Book of Days
VHC's weekly Civil War Book of Days marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. It commemorates what happened each week 150 years ago.
Read some of the latest editions of this e-newsletter.
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Humanities Commentaries on VPR
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Each month, VHC's Executive Director Peter Gilbert presents commentaries on Vermont Public Radio that examine current and past events from a humanities perspective.
Objective History (5-8-2014) Commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert has been looking at some interesting history books that are based on the fact that it's not just Madonna who lives in a material world; we all do. Importance of Libraries (4-16-2014) During National Library Week, commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert took note of the occasion by celebrating a beautiful book about library architecture that speaks volumes about other things as well. Timely Commentaries The Loveliest of Trees (5-6-09) This year's cherry blossoms are already going by in Washington, but here in Vermont they're just beginning to bloom. Here's VPR commentator and Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director Peter Gilbert to encourage us to enjoy them-not only now, but all year long. Graduation (5-4-07) This is the time of year for graduations and commencement addresses. And commentator Peter Gilbert is reminded of a classic commencement address that is as inspiring today as it was when it was given-in 1954.
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The Vermont Humanities Council presents more than 1,000 events every year. Thank you for your interest in lifelong learning!
Sincerely,
Sylvia Plumb, Director of Communications
Vermont Humanities Council
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