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Women in the Curriculum / Women's Studies

Maryann Hartman Awards

2007 Award Winners
Honoring four Maine women

Alicia Anstead:
Arts editor/writer/reporter Alicia Anstead from Castine inspires and teaches by example. Strong, determined, and fearless, Anstead is never satisfied with "good enough" but instead pursues her story to the last possible interview and polishes her writing until it shines. This passion for her work has led to recognition as one of the nation's best news writers, culminating in receipt of the inaugural (07-08) Nieman Fellowship in Arts and Culture Reporting from Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism. The Nieman is the world's oldest mid-career journalism fellowship, and Anstead is the first Bangor Daily News reporter to receive one. During her ten-month fellowship in Cambridge, Anstead will research the economy and business of the arts, and she looks forward to sharing her findings with her colleagues and readers.

Sally Jacobs:
Sally Jacobs, of Orono, has contributed to land preservation in Maine for over thirty years. Her commitment to saving open spaces for physical recreation and spiritual nourishment serves as a model both locally and nationally. Sally conceived and implemented the Orono Bicycle Trail for biking, hiking, and skiing from the University of Maine to Old Town. Her pivotal role in establishing the Orono Land Trust in 1986 led to educating, motivating and assisting other communities in developing their recreational and environmental resources. Recently she served as the catalyst for creating the Sunrise Trail, a recreational route on an unused rail line between Ellsworth and Calais. As a key founder and organizer of the Caribou Bog-Penjajawoc Corridor Project, she has worked for protecting open space and wildlife habitat from Bangor to Alton. Sally's strengths range from working constructively and harmoniously with local and state officials to rallying other people to volunteer their time for important community issues.

Harriet H. Price:
Harriet H. Price has always been interested in issues of peace and social justice. She was an active protestor against the Vietnam War, serving as the Coordinator for the Hancock County People for Peace in Vietnam Now. She was also chosen as one of two Maine delegates who went to an important meeting with North Vietnamese and American leaders in Paris in 1971 to negotiate peace. More recently, she has been outspoken about healthcare issues, has served as an advocate for Native Americans, and has led the effort to recover the history of Maine's Underground Railroad. Maine's Visible Black History: The First Chronicle of Its People, co-authored with Gerald E. Talbot and published in 2006, covers some 400 years of formerly unknown or unacknowledged history. Harriet's pen name is H.H. Price. She is a member of the Maine Underground Railroad Association and now lives in Portland where she continues her activism and writing.

Winner of the Young Women's Social Justice Award:

Hannah Hudson:
Hannah is a strong young woman who has always taken action on the issues that are important to her. Since middle school, she has worked with Team YCARE to spread awareness of autism. Through this organization, she has spoken to several groups about the topic and has organized events to raise money for research. Hannah volunteers for the after-school EDGE program where she has been a leader and a mentor to children in fourth through eighth grade. She also volunteers at a local center which serves the migrant workers who come to pick blueberries in the summer. In 2006, as a part of the Maine Youth Summit, she went to Honduras with a group to rehabilitate dorm rooms and transport medical help to those in need.

 

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Women in the Curriculum
Women's Studies Program
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University of Maine
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