Telling Her Story: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Women of the Past Paperback – October 12, 2024

The women of our past led fascinating lives. Not only were they mothers and teachers who shaped their families’ identities, they were also moral reformers and pioneers in their own right. But, compared with the men in our past, researching women is distinctively challenging.In this comprehensive and unique guide, renowned professional genealogist Sharon DeBartolo Carmack teaches you how to uncover not just the details about a woman’s life from typical records such as censuses, vital records, and cemetery records, but also how to learn the social history of the everyday lives of ordinary women, then how to write their stories.For genealogists, historians, or anyone interested in researching women of the past, this one-of-a-kind guide provides special strategies and uncommon resources to help you overcome the obstacles of researching and writing about women. You’ll learn how to conduct research on many levels, going beyond names and dates to discover who these women were as people and how the events of history affected their lives. Plus, you’ll learn how to write their nonfiction stories placing women into historical context.In addition, Carmack presents three of her published essays on women, annotating them to demonstrate the writing techniques she used to tell their life stories, so you can “Learn by Example” how to present your own nonfiction narrative stories about the women in your past. Read more