Maine Memory Network

Elizabeth Ring, Portland, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Business and Professional Women's Club delegates, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: Portland; Richmond Media: Photographic print

Kilmon/Carter residence plans and elevation, West Bath, 2004-2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2004–2013 Location: West Bath Clients: Mary Carter Kilmon; John Parsons Carter Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Dr. Howard Apollonio proposed professional building, Portland, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953 Location: Portland Client: Dr. Howard Apollonio Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"Within a year of its formation in 1920, the Portland Business and Professional Women's Club had more than 500 members."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

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Argy Nestor - Arts Educator & Arts Education Consultant
by MLTI stories of Impact Project

Argy Nestor reflected on the professional development model implemented in the original MLTI.

How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk

My life and career as a USAF Nurse

Primary Sources: Healthcare History in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to how people in Maine have given and received healthcare throughout history. Students will discuss the giving and receiving of medicines and treatments from the 18th-21st centuries, the evolving role of hospitals since the 19th century, and how the nursing profession has changed since the Civil War. Students will also look at how people and healthcare facilities in Maine have addressed epidemics in the past, such as influenza and tuberculosis, and what we can learn today from studying the history of healthcare and medicine.