|
Advertisements
Advertisements
|
|
Advertisements
Advertisements
|
|
Advertisements
Advertisements
|
|
Advertisements
Advertisements
|
|
 |
-
 Ancestry.com - Discovering Your Female Ancestors
From Shaking Your Family Tree by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.
- Ancestry.com - Seeking My Female Ancestors
Article by Barbara Krasner-Khait.
- Ancestry.com - Your Female Ancestors in Photographs
Article by Maureen A. Taylor.
- Equipped! Searching for a Female Ancestor Made Easy
- Female Ancestors - Research Strategies for Tracing the Women in Your Family Tree
From the About.com genealogy section.
- [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
Finding the Elusive Women
Gives step-by-step research strategies for tracing your female ancestors.
- First Name Basis
To aid you in researching when all you know is the first name of a person. Focuses on unusual first names and women's first names when maiden names are unknown.
-
 Genealogy.com: Finding Female Ancestors
By Donna Przecha.
- GeneaSearch - Lost Female Ancestors
Post a query about your hard-to-find females or post what you know about your great-great grandmother to help others.
- Jewish Women's Archive
The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive is to uncover, chronicle and transmit the rich legacy of Jewish women and their contributions to our families and communities, to our people and our world.
- Married to An Alien
Article a time when US born women lost their citizenship through marriage to non-citizens.
- Notable Women Ancestors
Collection of biographies submitted primarily by genealogists, often including genealogy information and photos; all with e-mail contacts of the submitter. Includes many of the most researched women: Anne Hutchinson, Sacajawea, Rebecca Nurse, Anne Bradstreet, Mary Dyer, Deborah Sampson, Nancy Hart, and more.
- Prologue: Women & Naturalization Records
"Any woman who is now or may hereafter be married . . ." Women and Naturalization, ca. 1802-1940, By Marian L. Smith. Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration Summer 1998, vol. 30, no. 2. Examines why women are not represented in early naturalization records.
- Schoolmarms on the Frontier
From Shaking Your Family Tree by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.
- British Red Cross Museum and Archives ~ London, England
- Guide to Women's History Materials in Manuscript Collections at the Indiana Historical Society
- Iowa Women's Archives
The University of Iowa's collection, much of which has active links which give precise details of the document and its location. Includes letters, diaries, magazine and newspaper articles, government papers, scrapbooks and much more. Includes material on African-American women and rural farm women.
- The Molly Brown House Museum ~ Denver, Colorado
- National First Ladies Library
- National Maritime Museum - Research Guides ~ United Kingdom
- National Women's History Museum
- Pathfinder for Women's History in the National Archives and Records Administration Library
- Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections
This website offers a guide to web pages of archives, libraries, and other repositories that have primary source materials by or about women.
- U.S. Army Women's Museum ~ Fort Lee, Virginia
Collect, preserve, research, exhibit and interpret historically significant properties related to service of women across all branches and organizations of the United States Army.
- Women's History Resources at Georgia Archives
From the Georgia Archives.
- Women in History
A new guide to manuscripts of the Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Women of the West Museum ~ Boulder, Colorado
- Women's Studies - A Research Guide
From the New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
- DutchGenealogy.com - On-line Search for Maiden Names of Women in South Holland
Lists the maiden name of mothers in South Holland 1695-1812. Refers to christening records of their children. One million baptisms in South Holland, 1695-1812.
- Early Illinois Women & Other Unsung Heroes
- From History to Her Story: Yorkshire Womens Lives Online, 1100 to the present
- heroines.ca - A Guide to Women in Canadian History
An educational site about women in Canadian history, including biographies, historical images, news, This Month in Herstory, info about historical sites and statues, etc. The site was developed by Canadian historian Merna Forster.
- Illinois Women Artists Project
Database of women artists who worked throughout Illinois between 1840 and 1940.
- Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Records, 1880-1988
From the New York Public Library's Manuscripts and Archives Division. The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women was founded in New York City in 1880 as the Louis Down Town Sabbath School for the purpose of helping under-privileged children of Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side. From 1895 to 1932 it was known as the Hebrew Technical School for Girls and offered courses in commercial and industrial arts to young women. The records include correspondence, minutes, annual reports, case files, registers of scholarship recipients, and miscellaneous administrative records.
- Pioneer Nurses of West Virginia
A website to honor the Pioneer Nurses of W.Va. from Civil War through 1935, as well as the W. Va. nurses who served in wars, through the Korean War.
- Pioneer Women of Liverpool - Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve (Wickham, 1896)
Liverpool, Medina, Ohio, USA. Transcription of the chapter of Pioneer Women of Liverpool, Medina County, 1811-1835 from the book "Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve" (Wickham, 1896).
- Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project
Includes transcribed and scanned court records, maps, and more.
- Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
Documents the lives of immigrant and pioneer women of Jewish descent in the upper Midwest.
- Women in the Gold Rush
- Women's History - Australian Women's History
Tracing your Australian women ancestors.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
-
 Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists
Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained for years by John Fuller. This site indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
- RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists
The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).
- [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
The American War Bride Experiences
- American Women in Uniform, Veterans Too!
- Canadian War Brides
- CIVIL-WAR-WOMEN Mailing List
For those who are researching women that served or assisted in the American Civil War.
- Civil War Women - Primary Sources on the Internet
- Conference on Women and the Civil War
The Conference focuses on the service of women to their country during the War Between the States. Participants include academics, independent scholars, reenactors, living history presenters, genealogists, military and government personnel and others who have an interest in women's history.
- The Florence Nightingale Nurses
An alphabetical list of nurses sent to military hospitals in the east.
- Sabers and Soapsuds: Dragoon Women on the Frontier, 1833-1861
- Six Extraordinary Ladies
The stories 6 ladies during the Civil War.
- The Scottish War Brides of World War Two
- UK Pages War/GI Brides Registry
- Victorian Nurses in the Boer War
- War Brides in Canada
- While the Women Only Wept : Loyalist Refugee Women
A book by Janice Potter-MacKinnon.
- Women and Female children of the Royal Admiral 1792
- Women and the Civil War
Manuscript sources in the Special Collections Library at Duke University.
- Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc.
- Women Soldiers of the Civil War
- Women's Civil War Diaries and Papers - Locations
- Women's Organizations in World War I
British support organizations during the Great War.
- WRNS Collection
At the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth, England.
- Anne MARBURY HUTCHINSON
Born in 1591 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, died 1643 in East Chester, New York.
- BackWaterBlues in search of Bessie SMITH
A book and web site that includes genealogical information about the blues singer, gathered through census and on-site research in Chattanooga and Lawrence County, Alabama, the home of Bessie Smith's parents.
- Biographies of Historical Women
- Biography of Joanna QUAID
She was born in Ireland and made the trek to the United States in 1836.
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present
- FemBio
Online searchable database of Luise F. Pusch's database "Notable Women International".
- How She Grew: Bertha WELLS DUGUID
Autobiography of Bertha Alice Wells Duguid. Interesting details of late Nineteenth Century rural Michigan and early Twentieth Century Detroit.
- Martha Ballard's Diary Online
The source for the book and film "A Midwife's Tale", Martha Ballard wrote in her diary nearly every day from January 1, 1785 to May 12, 1812 (27 years) for a total of almost 10,000 entries. Her diary is an unparalleled document in early American history.
- MercerGirls.com ~ Washington
They Called Them the "Mercer Girls." Washington Territory's Cargo of Brides.
- Never Done: A History of American Housework
A book by Susan Strasser.
- Notable Women Ancestors
- Nurse Edith Cavell 1865-1915 - A Norfolk Heroine
- "The Petticoat Invasion": Women at the College of William and Mary 1918-1945
- Pocahontas Descendants
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Acanthus Books - History
Historical facsimile and reprint books on food, cookery, household management, the social graces and more.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Female Ancestors
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600
A book by Judith M. Bennett.
- All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies
A book by Elizabeth D. Leonard.
- American Jezebel : The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
A book by Eve LaPlante.
- America's Women : Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines
A book by Gail Collins.
- Audacious Women: Early British Mormon Immigrants
A book by Rebecca Bartholomew.
- Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia
A book by Deborah Oxley.
- The Female Line
A book by Margaret Ward.
- A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-To-Find Information About Your Female Lineage
A book by Sharon Debartolo Carmack.
- Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England, 1650-1750
A book by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
- The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West
A book by Lesley Poling-Kempes.
- The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy
A book by Christina K. Schaefer.
- In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith
A book by Todd Compton.
- Irish Women and Irish Migration
A book by Patrick O'Sullivan.
- The Light of the Home: An Intimate View of the Lives of Women in Victorian America
A book by Harvey Green.
- Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns
A book by George C. Stewart.
- More Than Petticoats
A series of books on remarkable women from each US state.
- Mother Roots: The Female Ancestors of Jesus
A book by Helen Brich Peason.
- Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier
A book by Linda Peavy.
- Surnames for Women: A Decision-Making Guide
A book by Susan J. Kupper.
- A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances
A book by Laura Schenone.
- Women at Home in Victorian America: A Social History
A book by Ellen M. Plante.
- Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States
A book by Andrea. Hinding.
- Women and the Law of Property in Early America
A book by Marylynn Salmon.
- The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928
A book by Elizabeth Crawford.
- Quilt History Books from Halstead & Meadows Publishing
The quilt history books are intimate portraits of nineteenth-century women and their related families. Family names include SPAULDING, REED, WRIGHT, LEE, EVANS, BLOWERS, TOLFORD, BILLS, CROSBY, WISWELL, CORD, HARRIS, MITCHELL, ROSEBERRY, STALLCUP, SWAN, HUGHES, BIGGS, NICHOLS, GOLDEN, HOWARD, MATHER, PRICE, ROHMAN, and AUGSPURGER, to name only a few.
- Index to Chester County Feme Covert Records ~ Pennsylvania
Searchable online index. In Pennsylvania before 1848 a married woman (feme covert) could not act independently (separate from her husband) in a legal transaction. An 1832 Pennsylvania law outlined the process used by Orphans' Court to distribute shares of estates to married women. In order for a husband to receive outright the money due to his wife, she had to state she did not require him to give security for the money. This declaration was made before a judge, with the husband absent. The records in the database include the following information: names of the husband and wife, name of the decedent and date of the estate in Orphans' Court, date of the declaration, township where the husband lives, and the occupation of the husband.
- The Match Workers Strike Fund Register
Scanned images of a register listing over 700 workers (mostly female) who went out on strike against the Bryant and May Match Factory in London in March, 1888.
 Report a Broken Link / Update a Link
|
Cyndi's List Blog
