1st Women-Only Hotel Opened in NYC in 1903
By Tony Pettinato on March 2, 2022
An article about the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel built exclusively for women, opening on 2 March 1903 in New York City... (Read More)
Tag: Women
On This Day: First Woman Joined U.S. Marine Corps – in 1918!
By Tony Pettinato on August 13, 2020
An article about Opha Johnson, who became the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps when she joined the Marine Corps Reserve on 13 August 1918... (Read More)
First Two Women Generals in U.S. Military History
By Tony Pettinato on May 15, 2018
An article about the first two women generals in U.S. Army history: Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington... (Read More)
An Intimate Look at our Female Ancestors’ Lives: Their Underwear
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 20, 2017
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers and records from the U.S. Patent Office to learn about the patents for women’s underwear... (Read More)
The Inventiveness of Women: Our Female Ancestor Inventors
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 5, 2017
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn about women inventors throughout our nation’s history... (Read More)
Women’s History Month: Women of Jazz
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 3, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the women pioneers in jazz... (Read More)
4 African American Women Heroes
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 3, 2016
In honor of Women’s History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about four African American women heroes... (Read More)
Victorian Women Hike to the Summit of Pikes Peak!
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 16, 2014
An article about Victorian women who bravely climbed or rode to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado – 14,115 feet high!.. (Read More)
Tracing Female Ancestors: The Mother of All Genealogy Research
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 9, 2014
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, to help celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, Gena provides genealogy search tips to find information about your female ancestors. There’s no doubt that tracing female ancestors can be difficult and sometimes near impossible. Unlike... (Read More)
