Genealogy Seekers - Don't Forget the Ladies

This hybrid program will be offered virtually and in-person. (The presenter will be virtual.) Program formats are subject to change. Registrants will receive an email notifying them of any such changes.

“Don’t Forget the Ladies” – A Genealogist’s Guide to Women and the Law

In early America, women were all too often the people who just weren’t there: not in the records, not in the censuses, not on juries, not in the voting booth. The common law relegated women to “protected” – second-class – status and understanding how they were treated under the law provides clues to finding their identities today.