Keywords: woman
Item 23524
Woman working in Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 6614
Woman golfing, Bethel, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Bethel Media: Photoprint
Item 76837
115-125 Washburn Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Heirs of John W. Deering Use: Store
Item 52896
148-150 Free Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union Use: Rooming House
Exhibit
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
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.
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property
She had become a woman of property in an era when it was unusual for a married woman to own land in her own name. Olin died in 1922.
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Thursday Club
… Public Library To become a member a woman had to be introduced by a current member. She then had to pass inspection by the Investigating…
Story
Being a woman Union member was a challenge in the paper mill
by Cindy Bennett
I worked in the paper mills and for the Union during the 1987 strike.
Story
I work as a Journeyman Mechanic, or Millwright at Catalyst
by Linda Deane
Working on a paper machine and as a Millwright can be challenging as a woman and a Union Rep.
