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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.

Molly Brown Genealogy Project

Genealogy and family tree chart for families of Margaret Tobin Brown and James J. "J.J." Brown. Margaret is also known as Molly Brown, heroine of the Titantic.

Never Done: A History of American Housework

A book by Susan Strasser.

Notable Women Ancestors

Nurse Edith Cavell 1865-1915 - A Norfolk Heroine

Pocahontas Descendants

The Petticoat Invasion: Women at the College of William and Mary 1918-1945