To commemorate the centennial of women’s suffrage, the Margaret Chase Smith Library invited Maine high school seniors to assess the arguments for and against an Equal Rights Amendment.

Ellen AldermanMay 3, 2019Group0

Twelve Impassioned Women

A benefit and a hit!
Twelve Angry Men Read by Twelve Impassioned Women at Portland Stage.

Ellen AldermanApril 17, 2019Group0

Opening of Maine State Museum's Suffrage Centennial Exhibit “Women’s Long Road – 100 Years to the Vote”

An exciting opening preview of the Maine State Museum's Suffrage Centennial Exhibit, with keynote by Maine's first female Governor, Janet Mills.

Ellen AldermanMarch 23, 2019Group0

Local Artists Join In

The fabulous members of ARRT (Artists' Rapid Response Team) offered to donate their time and talent to create a one-of-a-kind banner for the Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative.

Ellen AldermanMarch 17, 2019Group0

Maine Calling: Suffrage Centennial in Maine: 100 Years Since Women Won The Right to Vote

Throughout the next year, events around the state will commemorate the national centennial of women’s suffrage, and 100 years since Maine ratified women’s right to vote. We’ll learn about the history and impact of suffrage in Maine.

Ellen AldermanMarch 11, 2019Group0

The Struggle for Suffrage in Historically Marginalized Communities

An overflow crowd filled the first floor of the Blaine House for the League of Women Voters panel discussion: "The Struggle for Suffrage in Historically Marginalized Communities."

Ellen AldermanFebruary 14, 2019Group0

The 19th State to Ratify the 19th Amendment Plans a Commemoration

Along with Maine celebrating its bicentennial in 2020, the state will also be commemorating the state’s ratification of the 19th amendment, on November 6, 1919, giving women the right to vote. “We were the 19th state to ratify the 19th amendment in 1919,” according to Ellen Alderman, leader of the Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative. The two-year long commemoration will include Maine’s ratification of the 19th amendment as well as the passage of the 19th amendment nationally in 1920.

Ellen AldermanFebruary 13, 2019Group0