When Dora Pinkham took office as Maine’s first female lawmaker a century ago, the Journal predicted a lot more by 2023

women’s rights

Published
January 22, 2023

When Dora Pinkham took office as Maine’s first female lawmaker a century ago, the Journal predicted a lot more by 2023

'Here we are!' Gov. Janet Mills declared Jan. 4 in her second inaugural address.
Published
August 25, 2022

Suffrage plaque for Isabel Greenwood unveiled in Farmington

Isabel's plaque is a part of National Votes for Women Trail, which honors suffragists who worked to get women the right to vote with historical markers across America.
Published
March 31, 2022

Women’s History Month: A record of Franklin County’s women’s suffrage movement

The Town of Farmington and the Farmington Historical Society will be honoring Isabel Greenwood and Farmington's role in the women's suffrage movement with a plaque to be erected and displayed in downtown Farmington in May.
Published
March 22, 2022

Legislators may ban most secret settlements in cases brought by employees

The push is part of a national effort to give victims of harassment and discrimination a voice, but it may have a cost as well.
Published
February 16, 2022

Equal rights amendment to Maine Constitution hits Republican opposition in House

The 80-57 vote in favor of the proposal falls short of the two-thirds majority required to put the issue to voters, with another vote coming later in this session.
Published
October 10, 2021

Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father

Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.
Published
September 20, 2021

Cancer screenings in jeopardy after New Hampshire denies funding for women’s clinics

The Republican-majority Executive Council decided against extending contracts to Planned Parenthood and two other family planning services that also provide abortions, even though no public money funds abortions in the state.
Published
April 26, 2021

A hundred years ago, Lewiston elected women to office for the first time

In 1921, finally allowed to participate fully, women won four school board seats and controlled a majority of the panel.
Published
April 22, 2021

Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools

Hoping to ease the burden on students, legislators may mandate free sanitary supplies in bathrooms.
Published
October 11, 2020

The state of Maine women

Women in Maine are no longer 'civilly dead' on their wedding day, but they're still earning 28 cents less on the dollar. A look at how Maine women are faring 100 years after the 19th Amendment.