Saturday, March 16, 2019

Women's History Month 2019: Directory of Professional Women (1921)

The more I search digitized book websites the more I realize what great sources are out there for our genealogy that are just waiting to be discovered.




We've discussed a few "professional" or occupational directories this week. Today's pick is the Directory of Business and Professional in Richmond, Virginia (1921) available from Internet Archive.



Think women didn't work? The Directory contains 1,000 names and includes representatives of 88 occupations in Richmond. The directory including listings for women and advertisements. The women whose names are bolded are those who supported the directory financially.



Besides the great information in this directory, there is an index with a list of every woman who is included.


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