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Votes for Women!
The museum’s newest exhibition, Women’s Long Road – 100 Years to the Vote welcomes visitors with historical photographs, stories about people, and artifacts that all explore the wide-ranging efforts by many women (and some men) to gain the voting rights finally guaranteed in 1920 by the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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New Lesson Plans Highlight Women’s Suffrage in Maine
Three new lesson plans use political cartoons, maps, and a recreated debate to introduce students to the story of the women’s suffrage movement in Maine. The lessons are recommended for Grades 4-12. All lessons and materials are digital and available for free download here.
We encourage teachers to pair these lessons with a visit to the exhibit Women’s Long Road – 100 Years to the Vote, though the materials can also be used remotely!
Museum Exhibition Takes a Look at Jewish Culture in Maine
Maine + Jewish: Two Centuries greets visitors with a colorful, in-depth display of objects and photographs illustrating the Jewish experience in Maine. Some three years in the making, the exhibition focuses on one of Maine’s most distinctive communities, from 19th-century immigrants to more recent residents and summer visitors. Click on More for additional information. 
Bright Ideas and Deep Understandings on Tap for Maine Earth Science Day – October 22, 2019
Maine Earth Science Day returns to the Maine State Museum on October 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day will feature displays and demonstrations about geology and the products of the earth that all shape our lives. The U.S. Geological Survey, Blue Marble Geographics,...
