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Schaefer, Christina K.
Subjects
Matrilineal kinship -- United States.
Women -- United States -- Genealogy.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Genealogy.
United States -- Genealogy.
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Schaefer, Christina K.
Matrilineal kinship -- United States.
Women -- United States -- Genealogy.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Genealogy.
United States -- Genealogy.
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The hidden half of the family : a sourcebook for women's genealogy / Christina Kassabian Schaefer.
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Schaefer, Christina K.
Genealogical Pub., c1999.
Call #:
929
.1
S294h
Subjects
Matrilineal kinship -- United States.
Women -- United States -- Genealogy.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Genealogy.
United States -- Genealogy.
ISBN:
9780806315829 (pbk.)
Description:
xii, 298 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Some copies may be permabound.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index.
Contents:
State information -- Important dates in history -- Marriage and divorce -- Property and inheritance -- Citizenship -- Census information.
Summary:
"The legal status of women at any point in time is the key to unravelling the identity of the female ancestor... this work highlights those laws, both federal and state, that indicate when a woman could own real estate in her own name, devise a will, enter into contracts..."--P. 4 of cover.
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