Keywords: Single women
Item 101118
Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1848 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
Item 102549
"For Every Fighter A Woman Worker" Y.W.C.A. World War I poster, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Media: Ink on paper
Item 78395
247 Valley Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Young Women's Christian Association Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 111599
Belle Dyer house, Cape Elizabeth, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Belle Dyer Architect: John Calvin Stevens
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.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
"A small number of affluent widows and single women were therefore among those colonists who became landowners."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"… tying two communities in two nations into a single working relationship. The photo upper right shows the crowd walking to the center of the bridge…"
Story
Water is Music
by P Leone
Throughout her life water has played an important part
Story
Bonita Pothier-the definition of a trailblazer
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Overcoming the challenges of being Biddeford’s first female mayor is but a part of her contributions
