For Women's History Month, we celebrate Maine women who have made their mark in government and politics, the arts, sports, science, conservation and other fields.
Panelists:
Jamie Kingman Rice, deputy director, Maine Historical Society
Libby Bischof, professor of history and university historian, University of Southern Maine; executive director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education
VIP Callers:
Ashley Towle, director, Women and Gender Studies program, University of Southern Maine
Stephanie Dray, author of Becoming Madame Secretary, a new historical novel about Frances Perkins
Grace Tetreault, senior at Morse High School; president, Women’s Empowerment Club at Morse HS, which is holding a women’s recognition ceremony
Click hereto see the Smithsonian article about Margaret Knight, inventor of the mass-market paper bag.
