Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… program, Biddeford, 1897McArthur Public Library Women were entrepreneurial in their own right, and started social, educational, and charitable…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"… 7,000 people in corn factories, one-third of them women. Maine was ranked third in the country in corn packing, behind Illinois and New York."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… built and equipped for the delivery of a modern educational program for all the children of the community."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… have a unique challenge and opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes. High school students now have the option of taking the ferry…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then. The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had…"

Presque Isle Air Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… students, who wanted more than a common school education, could prepare for college admission. The sisters provided an opportunity never before…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"… Library Description A serious group of women devoted to the study of the arts in their many and various forms formed the Arts Study Club."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

"This was organized by an ad hoc group of women rather than one of the organized clubs in Farmington."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"Everywhere groups of women were found who eagerly seized the idea and shaped it according to their own conditions and needs."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… Hugh Ross Elmer Martin Annie Martin Hoop skirts Women's hats, boots Women drinking John thomas Thomas McAloon Nellie Chapman Cornelius Driscoll…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… imported alcohol and provided it to "Irish men & women in open defiance of the Maine law." He further charged that Hayford provided housing for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"She was a member of the professional women's club Sorosis, which had many writer members. References Encyclopedia Britannica…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Women did not have the right to vote at that time, so the men conducted the meetings and were elected to all offices."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

"… debt Marcellus Emery Bill Bartlett Bangor Union Womens' fashion Pro Andrew Johnson meeting Spencer A. Pratt Joseph Mitchell Mutual Store James G."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"This program was created by the U.S. Dept. of Labor and Dept. of Agriculture. “Women will go to farms where farmers are willing and ready to use…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… eight members to fellowship, six of which were women. The Unitarians joined the Universalists in 1868, forming the Liberal Christian Association…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Many of the women worked at the mill while still in their teens. Adeline Gallant recalled the mill closing so the women could go see the men leave to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"She witnessed women giving birth in their homes or in “maternity hospitals.” She saw this as a perfect opportunity."

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

"… of the Women's Suffrage Movement, the right for women to vote was finally ratified for women everywhere in the U.S."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers

"… The First Settlers consisted of 22 men, 11 women, and 18 children, totalling 51 settlers. They settled lots in New Sweden and Woodland."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The women and children sometimes traveled to the water's edge to pick fiddleheads. They also grew Jerusalem artichokes, which were well liked among…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"The men showed the animals, while the women showed off their handiwork. The Court House was used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods…"