Wonder Women

 

Walk the Walk with Those Who Walked the Walk.

Story By Sydney Alexander

Frances “Frannie” Peabody (1903-2001); West End. Peabody was integral to Portland’s historic preservation as founder of Greater Portland Landmarks. She helped establish the AIDS Project and was an AIDS activist from the age of 80 until her death.

Adeline Bond Rines (1887-1976); West End. The first woman lawyer in Cumberland County. Rines ran several of her family’s businesses, including Rines Brothers Department Store, the Eastland Hotel, the Congress Square Hotel, and the Maine Broadcasting System.

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