Tag Archives: Women’s History Month

We’re all short!

[Fearless Females-Women's History Month, March 24--Shared characteristics] No doubt about it. We’re all short. My whole family takes after takes after my Grandma Lassalle, my Dad’s Mom. She was a small woman, only about 4 ft 9 inches tall. Grandpa wasn’t much taller, maybe 5 ft 3 inches. My Grandma was a very youthful adult. …

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Fearless Females: The Gift of Laughter

[Women's History Month Fearless Females Prompt, 24th of March, Shared Traits] My Grandma Shellabarger lived through alot.  Her life was a rough road, one that might have crippled others very easily.  Through it all, Grandma could still laugh. The trait I share with her is the gift of laughter.  Not just any kind of laughter…hysterical …

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Timeline of Dona Francesca de Resendes, 1716-1762

[Fearless Females-Women's History Month, March 23rd: A Timeline for a female ancestor] My timeline is for one of my Azorean ancestors, Dona Francesca de Resendes, who lived from 1716-1762.  The prompt recommended using ourtimelines.com to generate the timeline so I thought I would give it a try. My ancestor came from the village of Maia …

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