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Friday, March 8, 2013

Celebrating International Women's Day: Friday's Faces from the Past: Two Unknown Fearless Females

Today is not only Friday but also March 8th which is International Women's Day. I've been honoring my female ancestors all month as part of a daily prompt series called Fearless Females, so I thought it best for my Friday's Faces from the Past series to celebrate all women not just those I'm related to.


This is orphan photo is from my great-grandmother Minnie's collection. Perhaps these two unknown women are sisters? The photo resides between two photos of unknown men, probably suitors of my Minnie's. One of the men is labeled Mac and he is being photographed in front of a Law building in 1921. The photo of the ladies is neither identified nor labeled and was printed on a postcard cardboard. I love their matching dress and the lockets they are each wearing. I also adore their tender pose as they embrace each other. My fairly uneducated guess dates this photo to the late teens early 1920s, or maybe closer to the turn of the century. I could use a fashion historian for the date.

These two young women were probably friends of my great-grandmother Minnie from her early years in Hartford or New York City. I may never know if they were amongst the suffragettes but I'm pretty sure that they earned the right to vote sometime around the time this photo was taken. Thought today, almost take the right to vote for granted, yet equality for women remains fragile especially across the globe. While some think International Women's Day is no longer current or marketable, I disagree.

To learn more about the History of International Women's day I recommend the following post:
International Women’s Day… what’s it all about? at Seeking Susan ~ Meeting Marie ~ Finding Family

For resources on researching your women ancestors, I suggests:
Women’s History Month 2013: 31 Sources for Researching Female Ancestors at Gena's Genealogy

Enjoyed my Fearless Females series? Want more? I highlighted in pink some of my favorite fellow bloggers who are also participating in +Lisa Alzo Women's History Month: 31 Daily Prompt series.


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    1. You are most welcome Cheri! I look forward to reading upcoming posts!

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  2. Well, fooey - I got an error message when I tried to post my comment. I hope you don't get this twice. Anyway, as I was saying ...
    The two girls are lovely. The similarity of their dresses reminds me of the picture of one of my ancestors with her granddaughter in which the two are wearing identical dresses. I guess they got their money's worth on that fabric and pattern.

    And thanks for the mention. I am both surprised and honored.

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  3. Thanks for mentioning my blog series. I really appreciate it.

    What a great photo!

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    1. You are most welcome Gena! I'm looking forward to your upcoming tips!

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  4. These are two beautiful young women, and they look almost like sisters. The matching lace collars suggest turn of the century to me, although the hair styles are more 1920s than they are "Gibsons," which were in style earlier. I hope you get some response to these photos, that someone knows them.

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    1. So I wasn't that far off Mariann! Somewhere between turn of the century and early twenties! Thanks for your input! Very much appreciated!

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  5. What a lovely photo! They do look like sisters. The hair styles remind me of similar hairstyles that my paternal grandmother and one of her sisters have in a photo in my dad's collection. Unfortunately, the photo isn't dated :(

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    1. I'll let you know if I date this one. You can use it as a reference Catherine! Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. I wonder what happened to them.

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    1. So do I Kristin. They only show up in the album once, so there are no more clues. Thanks for visiting and commenting! Always appreciated!

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