A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-to-find Information about Your Female LineageThis first-ever guide reveals special strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of tracing female genealogy. Readers will be able to uncover historical facts, personal accounts and recorded events to form an intriguing narrative biography of the women in their ancestries. |
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... century primar- ily consisted of domestic and “ womanly ” skills : sewing , needlework , painting , sing- ing , dancing , playing the harpsichord or pi- ano . As women's seminaries and colleges opened , the educational emphasis was on ...
... century primar- ily consisted of domestic and “ womanly ” skills : sewing , needlework , painting , sing- ing , dancing , playing the harpsichord or pi- ano . As women's seminaries and colleges opened , the educational emphasis was on ...
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... century . " When women joined the workforce , sexual harassment became an increasing problem , especially in factories . Both immi- grant women at the turn of the twentieth century and the large numbers of New England women who worked ...
... century . " When women joined the workforce , sexual harassment became an increasing problem , especially in factories . Both immi- grant women at the turn of the twentieth century and the large numbers of New England women who worked ...
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... Century American Women in Peace and War : The Case of the Loyalists . " William and Mary Quarterly 3rd ser . XXXIII ( 1976 ) , 386-98 . " The Fate of Some Black Loyalists of the American Revolution . " Journal of Negro History LVIII ...
... Century American Women in Peace and War : The Case of the Loyalists . " William and Mary Quarterly 3rd ser . XXXIII ( 1976 ) , 386-98 . " The Fate of Some Black Loyalists of the American Revolution . " Journal of Negro History LVIII ...
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References to this book
Tracing Your Family Roots: The Complete Guide to Locating Your Ancestors Lise Hull No preview available - 2007 |