women’s history Articles

WW1 Army Nurse: An Ordinary Woman

"My mom worked on coding in the Women's Army...or as she corrected me, the Army." He chuckled at the memory. Me: Oh that's so exciting! Did you save anything of hers from that time? Him: I saved an interesting book of Japanese writing. You know, she needed to...

NAACP chapter founder: An Ordinary Woman

So you know you want to save your legacy...  But where? One of my clients had a VERY clear idea about that. Someone had been courting my client to leave all of her meeting notes, newspaper clippings, photos, correspondence, and ephemera with *them* at their...

Why I Do Family History: how it supports women’s history

As women, we  mostly have been raised in cultures that valued modesty and humility, and discouraged pride and self-celebration. For women.

So most women shy away from feeling “worthy” of being included in history and placing the evidence of their lives in archives.

Goddess In The Family: uncovering women from generations past

I propose the goddess imagery that I’ve grown to love actually stands in for them, for all the amazing women in our lineage whose stories we do not know.