Keywords: women's dress
Item 105309
Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Alexander Media: silk taffeta
Item 15617
Houlton Women's Club Pagent, 1914
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1914-06-12 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
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
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses
"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4
"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
Story
Hooch Mum and my Vietnam service
by Jim Barrows
A poem about being a medic, saving Vietnamese people and babies. Sometimes we trusted too much.
