Keywords: Marriage equality
Item 108742
Love Demands Justice equal rights sign, Portland, 2009
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 2009-06-20
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 2 images.
Item 112043
No on 1, Maine won’t discriminate t-shirt, 1995
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1995
Media: Cotton, ink
This record contains 3 images.
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.
Exhibit
Lillian Nordica: Farmington Diva
Lillian Norton, known as Nordica, was one of the best known sopranos in America and the world at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. She was a native of Farmington.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4
"… walks of life, demonstrate the democratic, equalizing nature of modern fashion, as well as the extent of fashion media and movie influence."
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers
"His children, well educated, and equally as industrious, continued his legacy through their efforts."
Story
The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto
Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the LGBTQ community in Maine and the U.S., including the ways in which attitudes towards the LGBTQ community have changed over time, some of the ways LGBTQ people have faced discrimination and unfair treatment, and some of the moments in Maine and U.S. history that inspired LGBTQ people and their allies to fight for equality and LGBTQ rights.
