{"id":332,"date":"2019-07-22T15:52:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:08:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">The Maine Women Writers Collection was founded in 1959 by Grace Dow and Dorothy Healy to preserve and share the writings of Maine women who had achieved literary recognition. Today, we honor the terms of our name by carrying this spirit forward into its 21st century form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our holdings concern the state of Maine, the northern New England region, and the Dawnland or traditional territory of Wabanaki people. We collect the work of those who identify as female, femme, transfeminine, gender expansive, and nonbinary. We hold both published work and unpublished material, such as letters, photographs, diaries, memorabilia, artwork, and other forms of creative work, by authors who may be world renowned, locally known, or anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about our history: see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-njCJxlJi0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Maine Women Writers Collection: The First Fifty Years (video).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"une_library_link_blocks-block_589300796691696a3fc17eabade4c2ca\" class=\"une_library_linkblock layout-row \"><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/research-support\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/MWWCResearchSupport.jpg\" alt=\"partial page of book of poetry May Morning with ducks and reeds painted at the top\" \/><span class=\"title\">Research Support<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/exhibits\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/MWWCExhibits.jpg\" alt=\"Out of the Fog exhibit wall\" \/><span class=\"title\">Exhibits<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/workshops-events\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/MWWCWorkshopsEvents.jpg\" alt=\"historical postcard featuring the Passaconaway Inn in York, Maine\" \/><span class=\"title\">Workshops &#038; Events<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/contact-visit\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/MWWCContactVisit.jpg\" alt=\"hand written letters with envelope on top\" \/><span class=\"title\">Contact &#038; Visit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"une_library_posts-block_d9f6d8b68478c4fe54cdf84af868f90a\" class=\"une_library_posts\"><h2 class=\"panel-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/home\/news-blog\/\">News &#038; Events<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"block-posts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2026\/03\/23\/giving-day\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0121-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"A student asks a question at the 2023 Donna Loring lecture.\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Giving Day<\/h3><p>For 17 years, the MWWC has been hosting the Donna M. Loring&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2026\/02\/26\/15-minutes-of-infamy-ill-behaved-women-and-the-making-of-history\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-1.29.55-PM-720x720.png\" alt=\"Jane Tucker, Berengera Caswell, Madeleine Pollard, Mary Dyer\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">26<\/span><span class=\"month\">Mar<\/span><span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">15 Minutes of Infamy: Ill-behaved Women and the Making of History<\/h3><p>Join us for this celebration of Women\u2019s History Month with a talk&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2026\/01\/08\/reviewing-grief-in-the-archives\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Maya-Williams-Headshot-1-709x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">21<\/span><span class=\"month\">Jan<\/span><span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Reviewing Grief in the Archives<\/h3><p>Join us on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 for a writing workshop led&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/11\/03\/indigenous-thought-leaders-discuss-how-to-elevate-wabanaki-history\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/10282025_UNE_Loring_Lecture_1130-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Indigenous thought leaders discuss how to elevate Wabanaki history<\/h3><p>Three Indigenous women stood side by side at the front of the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/10\/14\/truth-in-the-present-tense\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/LIB_DonnaLoringLecture_2025_Digital_101025_InstagramGrid.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">28<\/span><span class=\"month\">Oct<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Truth in the Present Tense<\/h3><p>Join us for the 2025 Donna M. Loring Lecture &#8220;Truth in the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/08\/18\/20-years-of-the-gathering-of-writers\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/LIB_MWWC-gathering-of-writers-20th-anniversary_insta-grid_08152025-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">4<\/span><span class=\"month\">Sep<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">20 Years of The Gathering of Writers<\/h3><p>The Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England will&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/05\/16\/a-finding-aid-to-my-soul-for-the-love-of-archives\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-09-49-57-A-Finding-Aid-to-My-Soul-For-the-Love-of-Archives-2025-SAA-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">A Finding Aid to My Soul: For the Love of Archives<\/h3><p>A recording is available of MWWC Archivist Jefferson Navicky\u2019s story, &#8220;Watching Her&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/05\/08\/what-her-diary-reveals\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/IMG_0876-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Ella O'Hara and Cathleen Miller pose in front of exhibit display\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">What Her Diary Reveals<\/h3><p>&#8220;What Her Diary Reveals: Daily Narratives and Untold History&#8221; is the new&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/05\/02\/tuttle-womens-history-interview\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Jennifer-Tuttle-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Tuttle women&#8217;s history interview<\/h3><p>MWWC Director Jennifer Tuttle was recently interviewed by Dr. Pamela Toler of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/2025\/04\/03\/april-is-national-poetry-month\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/pink-cherry-blossom-square-scaled-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"close up of cherry blossoms\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">April is National Poetry Month<\/h3><p>And we&#8217;re celebrating with haiku! Take a moment out of your day&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"block-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/mwwc\/home\/news-blog\/\">View All News &amp; Events<\/a><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maine Women Writers Collection was founded in 1959 by Grace Dow and Dorothy Healy to preserve and share the writings of Maine women who had achieved literary recognition. Today, we honor the terms of our name by carrying this spirit forward into its 21st century form. 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