Keywords: Women in the War
Item 15882
"Just Home From the War," ca. 1918
Who are these two women?
Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print
Item 102536
American Red Cross washable uniform, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Cotton
Item 110012
Sketch for Maternity Hospital, Portland, ca. 1914
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
When America entered the Great War in 1917, the government sent out pleas for help from American women, many of whom responded at the battle front and on the home front.
Exhibit
Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.
Site Page
"In 1861, 86 volunteers came from Lincoln and in 1862, 58 volunteers came from Lincoln. During the war more than twenty-five regiments received…"
Site Page
"The United States entered the war in 1917, but 168 people from Lincoln were involved. This war affected many people from Lincoln because 168 people…"
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
Lesson Plan
World War I and the U.S. Home Front
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Maine Women's Causes and Influence before 1920
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to the women of Maine between the end of the Revolutionary War through the national vote for women’s suffrage in 1920. Students will discuss issues including war relief (Civil War and World War I), suffrage, abolition, and temperance, and how the women of Maine mobilized for or in some cases helped to lead these movements.
