Keywords: Women's schools
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"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women
"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"
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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…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools
"District Seven school, known as the Parker school , had one of the best school houses in town. High School classes were taught in it."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools
"The May School A unique early school was known as the May School. The May sisters, Julia and Sara, operated a private school for girls in Farmington…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools
"Another era in education in northern Franklin County began. Next Page (Blue Ribbon School) Return to previous page Return to Online Exhibits"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School
"National Blue Ribbon School Strong Elementary School X Strong was selected as one of three schools in the state to be named as a 2005 No Child…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools
"One of the schools was a primary, grammar, and high school at certain points in time. The other school, the Great Works school does not have any…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928
"She continued to teach physical education classes while serving as dean. She also served as the school nurse until 1928."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School
"Following the graduation ceremonies, the Rev. Dr. Ballard, State Superintendent of Common Schools, made the following comments: Our Normal School at…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor
"All of these women have played a big part in the history of Bangor and have inspired people all around the world."
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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911
"… enjoyed the Pocahontas float And the Eastern Star Women on this float are identified. Click on the photo, zoom in, and read Info for their names."
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"Women sorted, added any condiments and packed the sardines into cans. Each factory would sound its own distinctive whistle to alert workers that…"
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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor
"Then they went to the Packing Room where women and girls placed the herring in cans, generally in a large well-lit area on the second floor."
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3
"The class of 1924 graduated five women, although the very first graduate from the program—Loretta Kilfoil (Colton) received her diploma in 1923."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports
"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2
"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"
"Upon leaving school he entered the employ of the City of Portland as rod man in the Department of Public Works."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
"… Media From 1922 to 1945, the Portland Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and school-aged immigrants."
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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2
"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"
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"Team Members Lubec Consolidated School 44 South Street Lubec, ME 04652 (207) 733-5591 msad19@yahoo.com http://www.lubecschool.org Lubec Historical…"
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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail
"… Society Attending North Lubec Elementary school, later Avery commuted to high school in Lubec’s village, class of 1916."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2
"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"