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Critical Discourse Analysis: Sexual Violence In Maine Department Of Public Safety (Dps) "Crime In Maine" Reports, Emma V. Grous
Critical Discourse Analysis: Sexual Violence In Maine Department Of Public Safety (Dps) "Crime In Maine" Reports, Emma V. Grous
Honors College
Sexual violence is incredibly prevalent in the state of Maine. These crimes, which disproportionately affect at-risk communities – women, children, people of color, and impoverished persons – are not accurately represented in legal discourses within Maine. Changes to how victims and survivors of sexual violence are represented and discussed in law enforcement reports and other materials are necessary in order to promote social change and justice for the survivors in our communities.
Critical Discourse Analysis has been used broadly since its conception and has even previously been used in understanding political and social implications of discourse in the United States. …
Lg Ms 005 Maine Lesbian Feminist Archives Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan, Jill Piekut Roy
Lg Ms 005 Maine Lesbian Feminist Archives Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan, Jill Piekut Roy
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Maine Lesbian Feminist was a social and political group based in Downeast Maine which operated from 1976 to about 1984. The archives includes records of the group, their political task force, and their communications committee, as well as event ephemera from the third Maine Gay Symposium in 1976.
Date Range:
1976-1982
Size of Collection:
5 File Folders
Lg Ms 107 Karen Bye Papers, Katelynn Paul
Lg Ms 107 Karen Bye Papers, Katelynn Paul
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Biographical Note
Karen Bye was born and raised in Stonington, Maine on Deer Isle in 1952. Karen enrolled at the University of Maine’s Orono campus, joining the class of 1975. Karen was a member of the queer community and went on to join Gay Support and Action (GSA), a community organization located in Bangor, Maine. Karen advocated for GSA to start a group at the university, but was initially denied. Nevertheless Karen persisted and continued to advocate, and eventually formed a group of students that would soon become the Wilde-Stein Club. Karen held the role of secretary, and had been …
Queer History In The Streets: A Walking Tour Of Portland, Maine, Megan Macgregor
Queer History In The Streets: A Walking Tour Of Portland, Maine, Megan Macgregor
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
The University of Southern Maine’s Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + Collection preserves the history of LGBTQ+ communities in Maine. The collection contains books, personal papers, photographs, and newspapers documenting the LGBTQ+ activism from 1970s to 1990s.
While three research publications have some out of the collection (one article and two thesis), no overall history about Maine’s LGBTQ+ community has been written. As a result many Mainer’s, queer and straight, know very little of the history. The instruction and outreach librarian and the staff of USM’s Special Collections wanted an opportunity to …
Lg Ms 111 Fortuna, Henderson, Prizer Collection, Caitlin E. Corrigan
Lg Ms 111 Fortuna, Henderson, Prizer Collection, Caitlin E. Corrigan
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Donated collectively by Stan Fortuna, Susan Henderson, and Peter Prizer, early activists in Maine’s LGBTQ+ history, this collection of research material spans from 1974 to 2014, with the bulk of material from the mid-1970s.
This collection documents the development and activities of the Maine Gay Task Force, including the creation and publication of a newsletter from 1974 to 1980. It opens with planning materials and news coverage of the first statewide gathering for gay people, the Maine Gay Symposium held at the University of Maine’s Orono campus, an event which sparked statewide organizing efforts, including the creation of the Maine …
Lg Ms 013 Equalitymaine Archives Finding Aid, Karin A. France
Lg Ms 013 Equalitymaine Archives Finding Aid, Karin A. France
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The Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance (MLGPA) was formed in 1984 to advocate for LGBT issues and to educate the public, media, and politicians about them. Now known as EqualityMaine, over the last twenty-five years, the organization has worked to secure civil rights legislation, pass hate crimes protection laws, promote workplace equality and ensure responsible HIV/AIDS policies. The Archives contains organizational records of MLGPA and EqualityMaine, and other materials.
Date Range:
1984-2009
Size of Collection:
14.5 ft.
Lg Ms 023 Roland Blais Papers Finding Aid, Julie Cismoski
Lg Ms 023 Roland Blais Papers Finding Aid, Julie Cismoski
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Roland Blais was born in Rumford, Maine in 1939, and knew by the time he was in high school that he was "different". He saved money and moved to Los Angeles in 1958, where he got a job with Broadway Department Store, and went to gay bars for the first time. He joined the Navy and served from 1959 to 1963, leaving with an honorable discharge. He then enlisted in the Army, serving 1963-1966, stationed at Walsrode, Germany, working with missiles. He returned to the United States, retrieving the car he bought in Germany from Newark Port, New Jersey, …
Lg Ms 007 Sturgis Haskins Papers Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan, Dani Y. Fazio, Anthony Marvullo
Lg Ms 007 Sturgis Haskins Papers Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan, Dani Y. Fazio, Anthony Marvullo
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Sturgis Haskins was a long-time activist in Gay and Lesbian communities, and was one of the organizers of the annual Maine Gay Symposium started in 1974 at University of Maine, Orono. Haskins was a co- founder in 1973 of the Wilde-Stein Club, the first openly Gay student organization at the University of Maine in Orono. The Papers contain material documenting Haskins’ personal life, pamphlets, correspondence, memorabilia, and information on organizations in which Haskins was interested, and clippings covering topics relating to the Gay and Lesbian communities and homosexuality.
Date Range:
1966-1999
Size of Collection:
24 ft.
Lg Ms 041 Jean Vermette Papers, Anthony Marvullo
Lg Ms 041 Jean Vermette Papers, Anthony Marvullo
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Provenance: The Jean Vermette Papers were donated by Jean Vermette in 2009. Ownership & Literary Rights: The Jean Vermette Papers are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections. Cite as: Jean Vermette Papers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. Restriction on Access: Some materials are restricted until the year 2061 to protect privacy rights.
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Lg Ms 038 Frances Peabody Papers Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas, Christina E. Walker
Lg Ms 038 Frances Peabody Papers Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas, Christina E. Walker
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Frannie Peabody was one of Maine's leading AIDS activists. Best known in Maine and nationally for her exceptional leadership in the AIDS epidemic, she also gave significant service on historic preservation, child welfare, and gay rights issues. She was a founder of Portland’s The AIDS Project and of the Frannie Peabody Center (formerly Peabody House), as well as of Greater Portland Landmarks. The Papers contain Peabody's personal papers, including her work with The AIDS Project and bereavement counseling.
Date Range:
1981-1999
Size of Collection:
24.5 ft.
Lg Ms 039 Maine Frontrunners Archives Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas
Lg Ms 039 Maine Frontrunners Archives Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas
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Maine Frontrunners was founded April Fool’s Day, 1995, inspired by the enthusiastic leadership of the legendary runner John Bean. The group has run Saturday mornings since then, through all kinds of weather. The Maine group is part of International Front Runners, an affiliation of GLBT running/walking clubs that have organized in many of the larger cities around the world. Inspired by Patricia Nell Warren's novel The Front Runner, the first Front Runner club began in San Francisco in 1974, and other FR clubs quickly began forming in the United States and then in Canada and abroad.
Date Range:
1994-2003 …
Lg Ms 037 Penny Rich Collection Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas
Lg Ms 037 Penny Rich Collection Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas
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Records and artifacts documenting the Maine Lesbian Gay Film Festival and Women's Community Project of Portland
Date Range:
1980s-1990s
Size of Collection:
7 ft.
Lg Ms 028 Robin Lambert Collection Finding Aid, Elizabeth Sistare
Lg Ms 028 Robin Lambert Collection Finding Aid, Elizabeth Sistare
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Robin Lambert was politically active in Maine for more than 40 years, was for many years the most prominent Republican to publicly support LGBT civil rights, and persuaded many in his party to join him in that struggle. He was one of the founders of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance (MLGPA)(now EqualityMaine) in 1984, and was twice recognized by MLGPA for his outstanding work for civil rights. As an early advocate of addressing the issues surrounding HIV and its impact on the state, Lambert was a founding member of both The Maine Health Foundation and The AIDS Project …
Lg Ms 019 Westbrook Citizens For Equal Rights Archives Finding Aid, Maeve Wachowicz
Lg Ms 019 Westbrook Citizens For Equal Rights Archives Finding Aid, Maeve Wachowicz
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Westbrook Citizens for Equal Rights (WCER) was a Political Action Committee (PAC) registered in Westbrook, Maine in June of 2002. WCER was formed to promote civil rights in Westbrook, and notably campaigned to uphold the Westbrook Human Rights Ordinance of 2002. The archives contain materials from both the “Vote Yes” and “Vote No” campaigns on the Human Rights Ordinance referendum, such as flyers, pamphlets, campaign signs and stickers, advertisements, volunteer instructions, and correspondence. There is also information on the 2003 election in Westbrook, and on similar ordinance campaigns in Falmouth, Maine, and in Kalamazoo and Traverse City, Michigan, in …
Women’S Health Disparities And Midwifery Care: Spotlight On Maine, Dorothy Hiersteiner
Women’S Health Disparities And Midwifery Care: Spotlight On Maine, Dorothy Hiersteiner
Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
With a large percentage of its population living in rural areas, Maine faces obstacles to providing adequate prenatal and maternity care to many women. The vast majority (96.2%) of Maine residents are non-Hispanic white, 1.2% are African American/black, 1.4% are Hispanic and 1.2% have other racial/ethnic backgrounds.
Lg Ms 011 Northern Lambda Nord Archives Finding Aid, Michelle E. Smith, Kristin Morris
Lg Ms 011 Northern Lambda Nord Archives Finding Aid, Michelle E. Smith, Kristin Morris
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One of the earliest gay and lesbian groups in the state, NLN began in 1979 as a support network for the rural LGBT community, located in Aroostook County, with members in Maine and New Brunswick. By the mid-1980s, NLN had added an outreach component, working to educate the local community on LGBT identity and acceptance and health and HIV/AIDS issues. They also started a Gay-Lesbian Phoneline which grew into the Maine HIV/AIDS Hotline. The group disbanded in 2000, but re-formed in 2006. The Archives contains an extensive collection of organizational records, promotional materials, photo albums and artifacts.
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Lg Ms 014 Jessen Lgbt/Women’S Newsletter & Media Collection Finding Aid, Renee Desroberts, Karin A. France
Lg Ms 014 Jessen Lgbt/Women’S Newsletter & Media Collection Finding Aid, Renee Desroberts, Karin A. France
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Barbara Jessen formed the Maine Tradeswomen's Network, a loose organization of women in the trades and supporting personnel, in 1990, to promote networking, mentoring, and employment. The Collection consists of six newsletter titles, plus newspaper clippings, fact sheets, and articles - all covering LGBT and women’s issues in Maine and nationally.
Date Range:
1970s-2000
Size of Collection:
0.5 ft.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2010 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2010 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2008 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2008 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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Lg Ms 008 South Portland Citizens For Justice Archives Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
Lg Ms 008 South Portland Citizens For Justice Archives Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
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South Portland Citizens for Justice was a group seeking a local ordinance against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The group campaigned in support of the proposed Human Rights Ordinance, which was on the ballot in the November 3, 1998 election. The Archives contains newspaper articles (clippings and entire issues) that relate to the 1998 Human Rights Ordinance. Also included are items from the South Portland Citizens for Justice organization, such as correspondence, publications, posters, stickers, and press packets.
Date Range:
1998
Size of Collection:
2.5 ft.
The Lobbyist No. 31 (Winter 2001), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Lobbyist No. 31 (Winter 2001), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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Lg Ms 003 Jean Stickney Posters Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
Lg Ms 003 Jean Stickney Posters Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
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Stickney was an agent for entertainers. This is a collection of colored posters advertising events of interest to the Gay and Lesbian communities. Many of these events were organized by Wild Iris Productions, Jean Stickney’s business, and held in the First Parish Church in Portland, Maine.
Date Range:
1980s-1990s
Size of Collection:
2 ft.