
Gabrielle Russell speaks Thursday during a dedication of a National Votes for Women Trail marker at 223 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. One of seven markers to unveiled across Maine, the location where Camille Lessard Bissonnette (1883-1970) wrote her weekly column in French, in support of suffrage, the right to vote. Bissonnette worked at 223 Lisbon St., the site of the newspaper office for Le Messager, the longest running French language newspaper in Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Gabrielle Russell, left, and Rhea Cote-Robbins unveil the National Votes for Women Trail marker Thursday at 223 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. It is one of seven markers to be unveiled across Maine. The location is where Camille Lessard Bissonnette (1883-1970) wrote her weekly column in French, in support of suffrage, the right to vote. Bissonnette worked at 223 Lisbon St., the site of the newspaper office for Le Messager, the longest running French language newspaper in Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A National Votes for Women Trail marker is dedicated Thursday at 223 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. One of seven markers to be unveiled across Maine, it’s where Camille Lessard Bissonnette (1883-1970) wrote her weekly column in French, in support of suffrage, the right to vote. Bissonnette worked at 223 Lisbon St., the site of the newspaper office for Le Messager, the longest running French language newspaper in Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
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