Mainely Women "Read Me First"   March is Women's History Month Fourth Graders study Maine It makes sense to learn about some of Maine's famous women in March. This activity gives you good practice in reading carefully to find useful facts. This activity also demonstrates that you may have to go to more than one site / source to get all the information you need. READ, READ, READ! 1. Do a site at a time rather than a question at a time. ....A. Read through the whole person sheet first to see what you are looking for. ....B. Go to a site and read it over, answering any questions you can as you find the answers ....C. Go to the next site and go all through it finding more information. You may want to add to or amend previous answers! 2. Think about how your person contributed to life in Maine, the USA and the world. 3. Be ready to share what you have learned with others. 4. Enjoy learning about these interesting Mainers!

About Those Dates... When you see two years after a person's name, they are telling you his or her lifespan. The first date is the year of birth; the second is the year of death. SO.... "Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968)" means she was born in 1887 and died in 1968.   Try to find the actual dates of birth and death for your woman. Like 'September 25, 1887'   When you list some of your person's important accomplishments (books, paintings, etc) add the date they were done if possible

 

This is a work in progress. I hope to refine it as I learn of more Maine women and find more sites.

WOMEN OF MAINE
Edna St. Vincent Millay 1 Edna St Vincent Millay 2 Edna St Vincent Millay 3 (WaterboroPLib) The Life and Poetry of Edna St.Vincent Millay	Harriet Beecher Stowe (WaterboroPLib) Stowe House: Brunswick, Maine Harriet Beecher Stowe 2 Harriet Beecher Stowe 3 Harriet Beecher Stowe 4
Susan Collins 1 Susan Collins 2	Kate Douglas Wiggin Kate Douglas Wiggin (WaterboroPLib)
Olympia Snowe 1 Olympia Snowe 2 Senator Olympia J. Snowe 3	Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix 2 (Maine's Claim to Fame)
Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Chase Smith 2 (Maine's Claim to Fame) Margaret Chase Smith 3 Margaret Chase Smith 4	Ruth Moore 2 (Maine's Claim to Fame) Ruth Moore 3 (WaterboroPLib)
Rachel Carson (Click on Another Biography) Rachel Carson 2 Rachel Carson 3 Rachel Carson 4 (Maine's Claim to Fame) Rachel Carson 5 (WaterboroPLib) Rachel Carson 6	Elisabeth Ogilvie   Elisabeth Ogilvie 3 (WaterboroPLib)
Rachel Field Rachel Field 2 Rachel Field 3 Rachel Field 4 (WaterboroPLib)	Kate Barnes Maine Poet Laureate Emerita (WaterboroPLib) Kate Barnes
Elizabeth Coatsworth Elizabeth J. Coatsworth 2 (Click Enter) Elizabeth Coatsworth 3 Elizabeth Coatsworth 4 (WaterboroPLib)	Helen Nearing (WaterboroPLib) Helen Nearing 2
Cynthia Voight 2 (WaterboroPLib) S Cynthia Voight 3	Mary Ellen Chase (WaterboroPLib)
Joan Benoit Samuelson Joan Benoit Samuelson 2 Joan Benoit Samuelson 3	Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby (Maine's Claim to Fame) Fly Rod Crosby
Molly Spotted Elk (Maine's Claim to Fame)   Molly Spotted Elk 3 Retrospect of dancer defies views of women	Dahlov Ipcar Dahlov Ipcar by Lloyd Ferriss Dahlov Ipcar 3 (WaterboroPLib)
Elizabeth Noyce Elizabeth Noyce:At Portland Museum of Art	Sarah Orne Jewett Sarah Orne Jewett 2 (WaterboroPLib) Sarah Orne Jewett 3
Louise Dickinson Rich (WaterboroPLib) Louise Dickinson Rich 2	Lillian Norton (Madame Nordica)
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins 1 Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins 2 Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins 3 (WaterboroPLib)	Sally Sayward Barrell Keating Wood 1 (WaterboroPLib)
Barbara Cooney Barbara Cooney 2 (WaterboroPLib)	Celia Thaxter Celia Thaxter 2
Kate Furbish	Marguerite Zorach [née Thompson]
Martha Ballard	Chansonetta Stanley Emmons Chansonetta Stanley Emmons 2
Louise Nevelson Louise Nevelson 2 Works of Louise Nevelson	Margaret Wise Brown (WaterboroPLib)
Molly Ockett Abenaki Healing Woman	Linda Greenlaw (WaterboroPLib)