Educational | Margaret Chase Smith Library | | 3rd - 7th | ME | Skowhegan | 03 - 3rd Grade,04 - 4th Grade,05 - 5th Grade,06 - 6th Grade,07 - 7th Grade | The weeklong Skowhegan Girl program introduces young people aged 8 to 12 to the life of Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman elected to both houses of Congress, and activities of the early twentieth century. |
Field Trip | Margaret Chase Smith Library | School Field Trips | K - 12th | ME | Skowhegan | 00 - Kindergarten,01 - 1st Grade,02 - 2nd Grade,03 - 3rd Grade,04 - 4th Grade,05 - 5th Grade,06 - 6th Grade,07 - 7th Grade,08 - 8th Grade,09 - 9th Grade,10 - 10th Grade,11 - 11th Grade,12 - 12th Grade | Educational field trips focused on Senator Smith's life and her house, museum, and the archives. |
Girls' Leadership: Civic-focused | Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine | Maine NEW Leadership™ | College | ME | Orono | 13 - College | A week-long, residential undergraduate leadership development program for women, NEW Leadership™ strives to instill the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for effective political engagement and community organizing. |
Girls' Leadership: Civic-focused | Maine Women's Policy Center | Girls' Day at the State House | 8th | ME | Augusta | 08 - 8th Grade | Eighth grade girls spend the day learning about state government, the important role women play in shaping Maine's public policy, and how they themselves can have a voice on issues they care about. |
Girls' Leadership | Hardy Girls Healthy Women | Hardy Girls- Various Programs | 4th - 8th | ME | Waterville | 04 - 4th Grade,05 - 5th Grade,06 - 6th Grade,07 - 7th Grade,08 - 8th Grade | Hardy Girls is a Maine-based, research-driven nonprofit. Established in 2000, we partner with girls and nonbinary youth to ignite curiosity, promote thinking critically, build coalitions, and challenge the status quo. We believe in changing the culture, not fixing the young person. Hardy Girls works with 1,200+ girls and nonbinary youth annually through year-round, statewide programs. |
Place of Interest,Field Trip | Frances Perkins Center | Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal | General (all) | ME | Damariscotta | 01 - 1st Grade,02 - 2nd Grade,03 - 3rd Grade,04 - 4th Grade,05 - 5th Grade,06 - 6th Grade,07 - 7th Grade,08 - 8th Grade,09 - 9th Grade,10 - 10th Grade,11 - 11th Grade,12 - 12th Grade,13 - College,14 - General (all) | The Center offers an interpretive exhibit on the life and achievements of Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a U.S. Cabinet, a key advisor to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a lifelong advocate for social justice and economic security. |