Category Archives: French Roots
Marthe Magedeleine (Labourdette) Segalas’ Individual Summary
Marthe is my great great grandmother. She was born in the village of Ogeu les bains in France. One thing I have found interesting about researching French women is that as early as 1800 they all have occupations listed in official records. It’s something I am not used to seeing in other localities until 1900. …
Abandoned in a Strange Land
Fearless Females #14…Newsmakers We all know how difficult it was being a woman in the 1880s. You couldn’t travel alone, you couldn’t vote, and in most places in the world you were seen as second class. What would your experience be if you were a female and alone in America? That’s what happened to my …
French Women Worked!
Fearless Females #12…Working Girl When I wrote this post about my great grandmother, Brigitte Breilh’s career at the family French laundry, I had no idea that their was a long history of French women in my tree who worked. It is no wonder that she took over the business when her husband died. The women …