WOMEN IN FAMILY HISTORY
Bring the overlooked names into view.
Explore women’s changing names, everyday work and the sources that help recover a fuller family story.
INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONPRACTICAL RESEARCH NOTES
01Women’s history02Names & identity03Everyday records
FROM THE NOTEBOOK
A useful place to begin.
Names & identity01
Follow a woman through changing names
A surname change can interrupt a search while the underlying life remains continuous.
A practical reading guide↗
Everyday records02
Look beyond the job title
A short occupational label rarely captures all the work in a life.
A practical reading guide↗
Oral history03
Make room for her own account
A person’s account can challenge the categories used by other records.
A practical reading guide↗
OUR EDITORIAL STARTING POINT
Good questions bring people into focus.
Begin with what you know. Keep the source beside the claim. Leave room for uncertainty—and for other people’s choices.
How we approach the subject →