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Item 65144
Title: Letter seeking furlough to vote, Virginia, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1864-10-23
Location: Alexandria; Petersburg; Presque Isle
Media: Ink on paper
Item 67448
Title: Sebago votes to raise money to pay soldier's bounties, 1862
Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society
Date: 1868-12-14
Location: Sebago
Media: ink on paper
Item 31552
Title: Suffrage vote poster, Portland, 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1917
Media: Ink on paper
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While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.