Maine Memory Network

Lillian 'Lil' Smith, telephone operator for Swan's Island, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Sardine factory workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

"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

Laura Sprague in Atlantic store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Beatrice Stockbridge, Swan's Island, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Pay differences between male and female employees, Brewer, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1970–2004 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc

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Ladies Aid meeting, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Eunice Nichols Frye, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Delegates to Federation of Women's Clubs meeting, Saco, 1911

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

The salary of female employees at Eastern, Brewer, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1970–2003 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc

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Thursday Club membership, Biddeford, 1929

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Business and Professional Women's Convention program, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Pepperell Workers, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

NES models with Mildred Burrage, South Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: South Portland Media: Ink on paper

Bucksport women out for drive, 1895

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Amelia Earhart's visit to Maine airports, 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1933 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Advertisement for Gould's Emporium, Biddeford, 1869

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1869 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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West Greenland women aboard the 'Bowdoin,' 1926

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1926 Media: Photo negative

Penobscot women harvesting potatoes, Old Town, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Old Town Media: Postcard

Office workers at Eastern, Brewer, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 1938 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Suwanna Sanguantonkallaya, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Fish factory worker, Marion Stinson, Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

NFBPWC convention clambake, Peaks Island, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland; Peaks Island Media: Glass Negative

Kennebec Side Club, Fairfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1950 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print