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WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW!

• 25 Websites to Increase Success:
• Plus Research Tips For:
• Women in the Work Force
• Women and the Vote
• Women in Photographs
• African American Ancestors
• Women in the Civil War
• Female Ancestors Pre-1850
• The Secret Lives of Women
• And Much More!

Includes a special look at Women in Photographs by Maureen Taylor

• Introduction, tips and strategies to help you get started in your search for your female ancestors
• Finding Your Pre-1850 Female Ancestors, we look at some key sources and offer some alternatives to locating female ancestors before 1850
• 25 Online Sources, a list of key sites you should add to your internet toolbox
• Women’s Clubs, when traditional sources aren’t enough, try locating your ancestor in clubs and other organizations
• Tracing Your African American Female Ancestors, there are many resources available for researching your African American female ancestors
• Jane S. Chatham Case Study, a look at one lady’s very difficult life and the sources used to piece it together
• Women & Divorce, they didn’t do that in the good old days: researching your female ancestor’s divorce
• Women’s Work, women were more than just housewives; they filled many different roles in peacetime and wartime
• Secret Lives Of Women, search for your female ancestor in cookbooks, journals, quilting books and more
• Manuscript Collections, manuscript collections can uncover details to help illustrate the life of your female ancestor
• University Library Sources, university libraries are great repositories for additional information that might otherwise go unnoticed
• Women In Photos, renowned photo expert, Maureen Taylor, shines some light on finding your ancestor in photographs
• Women And The Vote, knowing more about the history of female suffrage can point you toward valuable resources
• Women In The Civil War, you might be surprised to find out what your female ancestor did during the Civil War
• Grandma Was An Alien? alook at how women became aliens in their own country
• Writing Their Story, telling the story of your female ancestor is an important step in your ongoing genealogy research