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Item 10283
Title: Senator Smith Votes
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library
Date: 1962-11-06
Location: Skowhegan
Media: black and white photograph
Item 9290
Title: Lebanon voting record for separation from Massachusetts
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1816-09-02
Location: Lebanon
Media: Ink on paper
Item 76550
Title: Town Voting Warrant March 20, 1806
Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society
Date: 1806-03-20
Location: Baldwin
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
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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.