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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"By 1800 women enjoyed the relative freedom of loose, partly classically inspired short waisted gowns, notably made of cotton, fashion’s new favorite…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… of the mills, and the general depression in business, hundreds of persons were thrown out of employment, large numbers of whom being unable, in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"… dresses in Claude Monet’s 1866-67 painting titled Women in the Garden. Another white organdie, a ball dress, with short frill sleeves, boat neck…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"It closed its doors in 1976 with the retirement of its proprietress, Delia Frances Felix. Of thin polyester knits, there is a red high waisted full…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"For many women, a silk dress was an investment, a best dress for Sunday, or for special occasions. Looked after, often stored away as they moved past…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"1888Maine Historical Society Women wore bustle supports of various shapes and sizes. Some were separate items such as half cage crinolines, tied on…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"Historically women's legs were always covered, and out of the common gaze. As skirt lengths rose, neutral, light gray and flesh colored stockings…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… surviving examples, it appears that stylish women everywhere in Maine, from those in the blueberry territory of downeast Cherryfield, to southern…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… in the late 1950s to early 1960s, the custom of girls and young women dressing or wearing hair and make-up like their mothers, faded away."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… to wear with large skirts or bustles dominated women's outerwear in the earlier part of this period."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… 19th century collection, to one dominated by women's wear from the 1870s to the 1930s. Although, despite this focus, the featured mid twentieth…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… the same styling, chosen by two very different women, from two different walks of life, demonstrate the democratic, equalizing nature of modern…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"Of course many women still wore older styles, one of which is a very wearable lightweight gray/green rayon crepe, with small yellow printed flowers…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"As a result, women could walk unencumbered by the layers of heavy petticoats, with their legs free under the cage."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Women with even the most modest pocket books could afford dainty silk-like rayon underwear and nightdresses, as seen in Sears catalogues."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"While at present there are no examples of such uniforms in the collection, Ruth True's afternoon suit demonstrates the influence."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… tie dyed T-shirts, message T-shirts, pants for women, cheap flowing Indian print skirts and caftans, exotic ethnic garments collected on trips to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Women still relied on dressmakers for the most fashionable garments and made simpler versions at home."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… encompasses clothing for people who identified as women, with a smaller representation of menswear and childrenswear."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"76 including two women, Melita Staples and Josephine Beale. Women have served on the school board ever since."

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"… a modern audience might associate a suit with business, the mid-century suit, paired with a stylish hat, was a popular choice for social outings…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In 1890 the population was 1022 and along with the B & P railroad, the town had 29 businesses, 2 churches, 2 physicians, 1 dentist, 1 lawyer, 2…"