Remembering the Ladies: The Women of Atkinson

With the incorporation of Atkinson in 1767 and throughout the ensuing decades, the town’s women and men together have built an exemplary community. Globally, due to the styling of recorded history, the stories of women -- including the women of Atkinson -- have been less told. 

This page, "Remembering the Ladies: The Women of Atkinson,” features biographical sketches on eight of the countless Atkinson women who all merit space in the town’s historical narrative. 

Note: “Remember the Ladies” is a quote from a letter that Abigail Adams wrote to her husband on March 31, 1776, counseling John on writing legislation for the new nation that was being formed. Abigail Smith Adams and Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, second wife of Atkinson's Reverend Stephen Peabody, were sisters.

Stay tuned, as AHS is researching and bringing more women's stories to light!