Keywords: independent women
Item 10352
Staff of Independent Reporter, 1925
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1925 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 71029
Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Swan's Island 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
Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce
Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women
"Throughout her life Elizabeth was a very independent and financially self-sufficient woman. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca."
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts
"Women in positions as town officials and committee members, however, showed significant change over the same time period, slowly including more women…"
Story
Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote
Military Service has had a deep impact my life
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
