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Colby College Special Collections

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… environment, with the expectation that a woman take the steps and give her best effort to realizing her full potential.” Howard Buckley, CEO of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… that became the norm for the working and active woman's everyday wear could be purchased ready-made."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"Perhaps the two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… bring their designs to the average American woman. Said to be a Dior design, but lacking any labeling, the collection's 1960s bouffant short prom…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… in the development of education for both men and woman in the town of Farmington. Jacob Abbott spent his life as a pastor and educator, dedicated…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"The most prominent prohibition organization, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), was founded in 1874."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… Pendleton, a local woman who attended Wellesley College, was Islesboro’s first woman superintendent in 1905. When Mrs."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Visits Maine.” A Peoples History of Colby College Activism and Social Justice Since 1813, Colby College, 6 Mar."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… classroom teacher was usually an unmarried young woman, sometimes with students even older than herself."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Kline, Christina Baker, 1964- (Person) - Colby College Libraries, Colby College Libraries, link.colby.edu/resource/GvyPO06Fuog/."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"She was a very motivated woman and did many great things despite the lower amount of rights woman had back in the late 1800s."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… very independent and financially self-sufficient woman. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society After several years of…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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