1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/12374/archive/files/a2ba71497a63a43213b8ae9f8c24dd15.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=j1tomsVKgG7KW3sxQiv7TVWQsW4aWGJVOuSDmWkpBHWlamj28JTzMzFXcYCaAwkFOARcf16ZCj2tXtZ7rZF74ITXrS2Dr1bbT6PVbJtD0TgqZao72%7EOfvRH-AXHwyNotrQvlC4GKreNCMxUNW%7EMTAQ-ovMiRNQmjGTxsvwOof9XaUw7fnTlWRA9w6KqTmpXwPvBZB-gErbhEriQpmP9BKkmdEYoWjp1yx84znZ74lYc-8onQmVVzTd0MXmNVmKmqgPRs10QaUwgZVbOWONvveryz9tW52qm1Islfz5FrIEpZsBKTyIxDZsJfdqzEbP2dvbeI2T8ZYAqZK-v89LOC-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b51bc92494101ca03549d4ec84c943cd Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 250 Width 211 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Local (Michigan) Description An account of the resource Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration. Person An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 1847 Birthplace Dixboro, Michigan, USA Death Date 1928 Occupation Lumber company owner Biographical Text Martha Hay (nee Hawkins) was a successful lumber baroness in Saginaw, Michigan. At a time when society eschewed women in business, the death of Hay's husband allowed her an opening to the world of lumber and afforded her the chance to be a leading businesswoman and capitalist. Hay ran a successful sawmill after the death of her husband, James, in 1881. After giving birth to nine children, by all accounts she proved herself a capable industrialist. According to an account of her prowess, "Mrs. Hay is a woman of marked business abilities, which she abundantly showed in the building of her beautiful home in 1877.) (Portrait and Biographical Records, 370) Hay built a three-story mansion that portrayed cutting-edge architectural style and elegant interior design. A philanthropist, it was written that, "many a heart has been made glad through their [James and Martha] quiet and unostentatious beneficence." (Portrait, 370) Newspaper accounts also attest to her wealth. Moreover, she was the only woman to ever be a member of the Tittabawassee Boom Company. A remarkable and organized woman, Hay continued to grow and lead her company through the lumbering heyday. Bibliography <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=NT0VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq=martha+hay+saginaw&source=bl&ots=ZWio7vzhOf&sig=_NptiTuNj_m0U9m2aZFPmUJY1Y8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HuzHU72vM4-vyASo84LgAw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=martha%20hay%20saginaw&f=false">Portrait and Biographical Record of Saginaw and Bay Counties</a>. (Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1892). <a href="http://www3.delta.edu/michiganremembers/stories/Hay-thornton.htm">Martha Hay--Saginaw's Female Lumber Baron</a>, Mid-Michigan Remembers website, Delta College. On lumbering in Michigan see, Jeremy Kilar, Michigan's Lumbertowns: Lumbermen and Laborers in Saginaw, Bay City, and Muskegon, 1870-1905. (Wayne State University Press, 1990). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martha Hay Subject The topic of the resource Business/lumber Description An account of the resource Female lumber company owner in late 19th c. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amy French Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Image: Mid-Michigan Remembers baroness business industrial revolution lumber industry Saginaw