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Title: Woman working in Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library

Date: 1910

Location: Biddeford

Media: Black and White Photograph

Title: Woman golfing, Bethel, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1950

Location: Bethel

Media: Photoprint

Title: Signing of Woman Suffrage Proclamation, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1917-02-23

Location: Augusta

Media: Black and white photograph

Address: 115-125 Washburn Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Heirs of John W. Deering

Use: Store

Address: 148-150 Free Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Use: Rooming House

Debates Over Suffrage

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

Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family

From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.

Porter Memorial Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project

Highlights of Biddeford history presented by McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Historical Society, and Biddeford High School’s Project ASPIRE class. The site explores shipbuilding, the Civil War homefront, women’s clubs, influential residents, and some of the city’s famous artists and inventors.