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 20, 2022

Commentary: Companies, Congress should step up to support breastfeeding moms

For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
Published
March 31, 2022

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

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
October 2, 2021

Women stand against Texas abortion law in Belgrade, Waterville

Participants at central Maine events, and hundreds of other events across the country, demonstrate for women's reproductive rights.
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 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
August 18, 2020

Suffrage anniversary events highlight racial divide

The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, but many women of color were prevented from casting ballots for decades afterward.