Keywords: 19th century women's clothing
Item 105130
Carrie Cushman Wood's trousseau bodice, Portland, ca. 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1868 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton
Item 105476
Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Media: cotton, wool, linen
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
Exhibit
Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century
"Although, despite this focus, the featured mid twentieth century examples within this narrative are almost exclusively from the Westbrook College…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century
"… developments made significant contributions to clothing production and fashion. Patented respectively in 1846 and 1851, chain stitch and lock…"
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
