Projects » Maine Women's Hall of Fame » Profiles

Profiles belonging to this project

Photo
Actions

Mesannie Mabel Libby Wilkins MP (1891 - 1980)

""Annie"", ""Jackass Annie"", "Mabel"

“This is one of those stories that shouldn’t be lost,” said McShane, who said Wilkins’ story is a profile in courage about a famous Maine woman. “It’s too bad she had to be remembered as Jackass Annie....

Added On:
4/20/2024
4/21/2024
Added On:
4/20/2024

Mesannie Mabel Libby Wilkins MP (1891 - 1980)

""Annie"", ""Jackass Annie"", "Mabel"

“This is one of those stories that shouldn’t be lost,” said McShane, who said Wilkins’ story is a profile in courage about a famous Maine woman. “It’s too bad she had to be remembered as Jackass Annie....

4/21/2024

Esther E. Wood (1905 - 2002)

Esther Elizabeth Wood (September 2, 1905 – December 1, 2002) was an American historian, educator, writer, and journalist. She taught history and social science at Gorham State Teachers College (now t...

Added On:
11/1/2023
11/1/2023
Added On:
11/1/2023

Esther E. Wood (1905 - 2002)

Esther Elizabeth Wood (September 2, 1905 – December 1, 2002) was an American historian, educator, writer, and journalist. She taught history and social science at Gorham State Teachers College (now t...

11/1/2023

Dorothy M. Healy (1914 - 1990)

Dorothy Murphy Healy (March 21, 1914 – October 16, 1990) was an American educator, historian, and curator. She was Professor of English Literature at Westbrook College, Portland, Maine, where she als...

Added On:
11/1/2023
11/1/2023
Added On:
11/1/2023

Dorothy M. Healy (1914 - 1990)

Dorothy Murphy Healy (March 21, 1914 – October 16, 1990) was an American educator, historian, and curator. She was Professor of English Literature at Westbrook College, Portland, Maine, where she als...

11/1/2023

Ninetta May Runnals (1885 - 1980)

Ninetta May "Nettie" Runnals (January 14, 1885 – June 1, 1980) was an American academic and college administrator. She served as Dean of Women at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, her alma mater, f...

Added On:
11/1/2023
11/1/2023
Added On:
11/1/2023

Ninetta May Runnals (1885 - 1980)

Ninetta May "Nettie" Runnals (January 14, 1885 – June 1, 1980) was an American academic and college administrator. She served as Dean of Women at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, her alma mater, f...

11/1/2023

Elizabeth S. Russell MP (1913 - 2001)

"Tibby Russell"

Elizabeth Shull Russell (May 1, 1913 – May 28, 2001), also known as "Tibby" Russell, was an American biologist in the field of mammalian developmental genetics, spending most of her career at the Jac...

Added On:
11/1/2023
11/1/2023
Added On:
11/1/2023

Elizabeth S. Russell MP (1913 - 2001)

"Tibby Russell"

Elizabeth Shull Russell (May 1, 1913 – May 28, 2001), also known as "Tibby" Russell, was an American biologist in the field of mammalian developmental genetics, spending most of her career at the Jac...

11/1/2023

Mabel Sine Wadsworth (1910 - 2006)

Mabel Antoinette Sine Wadsworth (October 14, 1910 – January 11, 2006) was an American birth control activist and women's health educator. Influenced by the work of Margaret Sanger, she organized door...

Added On:
11/1/2023
11/1/2023
Added On:
11/1/2023

Mabel Sine Wadsworth (1910 - 2006)

Mabel Antoinette Sine Wadsworth (October 14, 1910 – January 11, 2006) was an American birth control activist and women's health educator. Influenced by the work of Margaret Sanger, she organized door...

11/1/2023

Florence Brooks Whitehouse (October 29, 1869 – 1945) was an American suffragist, activist and novelist from Maine. In 2008, Whitehouse was inducted to the Maine Women's Hall of Fame. She was an early...

Added On:
5/31/2021
11/1/2023
Added On:
5/31/2021

Florence Brooks Whitehouse (October 29, 1869 – 1945) was an American suffragist, activist and novelist from Maine. In 2008, Whitehouse was inducted to the Maine Women's Hall of Fame. She was an early...

11/1/2023

Cornilia "Fly Rod" Thurza Crosby MP (1854 - 1946)

"Fly Rod"

From Wikipedia (English) :=Cornelia Thurza Crosby, or "Fly Rod", as she was popularly known, was born in Phillips, Maine, on Nov. 10, 1854. She died one day after her 92nd birthday on Nov. 11, 1946. Sh...

Added On:
9/15/2010
11/1/2023
Added On:
9/15/2010

Cornilia "Fly Rod" Thurza Crosby MP (1854 - 1946)

"Fly Rod"

From Wikipedia (English) :=Cornelia Thurza Crosby, or "Fly Rod", as she was popularly known, was born in Phillips, Maine, on Nov. 10, 1854. She died one day after her 92nd birthday on Nov. 11, 1946. Sh...

11/1/2023

Janet Trafton Mills (born December 30, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 75th governor of Maine since January 2019. She previously served as the Maine Attorney General on two oc...

Added On:
11/1/2023
11/1/2023
Added On:
11/1/2023

Janet Trafton Mills (born December 30, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 75th governor of Maine since January 2019. She previously served as the Maine Attorney General on two oc...

11/1/2023

Jessica Ulrika Meir Link wiki:*

Added On:
9/25/2019
11/1/2023
Added On:
9/25/2019

Jessica Ulrika Meir Link wiki:*

11/1/2023

Lois Galgay Reckitt MP (1944 - 2023)

Lois Galgay Reckitt (December 31, 1944 – October 30, 2023) was an American feminist, human rights activist, LGBT rights activist, and domestic violence advocate. Called "one of the most prominent adv...

Added On:
6/26/2018
11/1/2023
Added On:
6/26/2018

Lois Galgay Reckitt MP (1944 - 2023)

Lois Galgay Reckitt (December 31, 1944 – October 30, 2023) was an American feminist, human rights activist, LGBT rights activist, and domestic violence advocate. Called "one of the most prominent adv...

11/1/2023

Pingree, a Representative from Maine; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 2, 1955; attended University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine, 1973; B.A., College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor...

Added On:
2/14/2016
5/14/2016
Added On:
2/14/2016

Pingree, a Representative from Maine; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 2, 1955; attended University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine, 1973; B.A., College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor...

5/14/2016

Olympia Jean Snow, a Senator and a Representative from Maine; born Olympia Jean Boucles, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 21, 1947; attended St. Basil’s Academy, Garrison, N.Y. 1962; graduated...

Added On:
3/19/2008
5/14/2016
Added On:
3/19/2008

Olympia Jean Snow, a Senator and a Representative from Maine; born Olympia Jean Boucles, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 21, 1947; attended St. Basil’s Academy, Garrison, N.Y. 1962; graduated...

5/14/2016

Sen. Margaret Madeline Smith MP (1897 - 1995)

Margaret Chase Smith was a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Maine. She was the first woman elected to both the House and the Senate and was also the first woman to be placed in nomination for ...

Added On:
9/8/2008
5/14/2016
Added On:
9/8/2008

Sen. Margaret Madeline Smith MP (1897 - 1995)

Margaret Chase Smith was a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Maine. She was the first woman elected to both the House and the Senate and was also the first woman to be placed in nomination for ...

5/14/2016

Susan Collins, U.S. Senator MP

Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, United States

Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Maine. One of six children, Susan Collins was born in Caribou, Mai...

Added On:
8/6/2014
5/14/2016
Added On:
8/6/2014

Susan Collins, U.S. Senator MP

Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, United States

Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Maine. One of six children, Susan Collins was born in Caribou, Mai...

5/14/2016