Women's History Month 2013: Books for Researching Female Ancestors

Resources for Researching Your Female Ancestor, Day # 23

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Looking for more information about researching female ancestors? You may be interested in reading the following sources:

• Carmack, Sharon D. B. A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-to-Find Information About Your Female Lineage. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 1998.

• Schaefer, Christina K. The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1999. 

• Tracing Your Female Ancestors. A Special issue of Family Chronicle Magazine by Gena Philibert-Ortega 

• Ward, Margaret. Female Occupations: Women's Employment 1850-1950. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2008.

• Ward, Margaret. Female Occupations: Women's Employment 1850-1950. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2008. 

What's your favorite how-to book for researching female ancestors?