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Title
Honoring Animal Wisdom
Year
2002
When most people speak to their pets they may not actually expect to communicate with them, but for the women who run Animal Talk, their experience is the exact opposite. Claire Bolding speaks to three women who communicate with animals and discusses their experiences.
Type
Photography
Title
Dot Petty
Year
2003
Lars Howlett documents the life of Dot Petty, a woman who bowls in the Senior Women's League at the Big 20 Candlepin Center in Scarborough, Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
South Berwick Activists
Year
1992
A different side of the history of South Berwick is explored through the experiences of women activists in the town. Susannah Ross captures images of several women who share their stories about South Berwick and activism.
Type
Radio
Title
I Have the Day Free
Year
2008
Living on home confinement, one women in Portland is the only person in the state who is serving a prison sentence from home. Natasha Haverty highlights how this women is trying to find her way back into society.
Type
published content
Title
The Witch Is In
Year
2002
Wicca is a faith with freedom, which is what Cynthia Collins was looking for. Heather Barnes documents how Collins finds freedom as a witch.
Type
Radio
Title
The Gospel of Harm Reduction
Year
2021
Jesse Harvey created the Church of Safe Injection to give drug users in Maine the resources and support they needed. This story is about how the organization decided to move forward in the wake of his passing and the women who kept his dream alive. PLEASE NOTE: This story contains references to substance misuse disorder and sexual abuse. Please take care while listening.
Type
Photography
Title
Parish Nurses Photographs
Year
1997
As a way to bridge the medical world and the spiritual world, several women became involved with a concept known as parish nursing. Annick Shen captures the lives of several women who perform duties as a parish nurse, showing their importance within their church community.
Type
Photography
Title
Moving Beyond the Bars Photographs
Year
2009
Kai Lindemulder and Adrienne V. Miller document the life of Jessica Bowley, a woman who spent time in Cumberland County Jail. Lindemulder highlights how My Sister's Keeper in Cape Elizabeth allows women like Bowley to transition back into society.
Type
Writing
Title
Pam Wards Returnables
Year
1995
Tania van Bergen highlights the life of Pam Ward, owner of a recycling redemption center. Van Bergen covers the work that Ward puts into her business and her personal life.
Type
Writing
Title
Breaking Trail: A Musher Comes Home
Year
2005
Lila Dobbs highlights the life of Polly Mahoney, owner of Mahoosuc Guide Service in Newry. Dobbs covers Mahoney's early life, the start of her business, and dogs sledding.
Type
Radio
Title
If the Boot Fits
Year
2019
This is the story of a woman who proudly embodies traditional female norms and uses humor to navigate the tensions of working in a male dominated industry.
Type
published content
Title
When You're Married to a Fisherman...
Year
1979
As the wives of fishermen, four women share their stories. Rachel Brochu and others speak to the four wives to learn about unique experiences.
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