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This Keeps Me Sane

My whole life has been about animals. I grew up with dogs and after high school, I worked as a vet tech in an animal shelter. One day, an elderly woman called who wanted to euthanize her 8 month old husky.

Maine Women 3/6/23 Maine Women 3/6/23

Sal Taylor Kydd

British-born artist Sal Taylor Kydd is a fine art photographer, writer and educator who uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; combining her poetry with alternative processes of photography and object-making.

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Marjorie Standish

Unlike Betty Crocker, Marjorie Standish was a living, breathing, and trailblazing woman. Born and raised in Maine, she lived her adult years in Kennebec County, making a living and long-standing name for herself by cooking, testing, sharing, and compiling local recipes and anecdotes that spoke to untold others.

Maine Women 2/27/23 Maine Women 2/27/23

Your Thoughts

Hello from New Zealand! After leaving French Polynesia in the middle of June, I turned my bow towards Fiji. Eighteen days later, I entered Savusavu to clear into my first new country in two years.

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A Timeline of Trailblazing Women

It’s no doubt that Maine is, and has been home to some amazingly fierce females. This timeline highlights an assortment of astonishing Maine women and their many outstanding achievements. Photograph courtesy of Collections of Maine Historical Society