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March, 1999
Women's History Month
Do You Know Where Your Female Ancestors Are?
Submitted by GFS Sam@aol.com"Women Putting Our Stamp on America" is the 1999 theme for National Women's History Month. Which notable American women would you like to see honored on a commemorative postage stamp? For details on nominating your favorite notable woman, see Bring Women in History to New U.S. Stamps
http://www.nwhp.org/for-stamps.html (Link Inactive 2006)
For information about National Women's History Month and the events nationwide and in your local area, see A Look at Women's History Month
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/themes/themes.html
This page also includes the Presidential Proclamation officially designating March National Women's History Month.
And for information about the National Women's History Project which sponsors these events, see The National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/
If you haven't yet found your female ancestors, there are two new books on the market gearing specifically towards helping you find them.
A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-to-Find Information About Your Female Line by Sharon Debartolo Carmack, published by Betterway Books and available through BarnesandNoble.com at Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors
The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy by Christina Kassabian Schaeffer, published by Genealogical Publishing Company and available at The Hidden Half of the Family
Finally, if you HAVE discovered your female ancestors and you would like to honor them, please consider submitting their biographies and genealogy information to "Notable Women Ancestors" at Notable Women Ancestors http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/
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