Finding Females in US Naturalization & Citizenship Records

Nancy Loe will take us in the footsteps of our immigrant female ancestors as they navigated the naturalization path to citizenship after coming to America.

Understanding changing requirements for US naturalization and citizenship is key to searching for and finding female immigrant ancestors. US citizenship and attendant rights for women could be fragile, depending on marital status, prevailing laws, social norms, and other factors. Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this session helps you discover how women — both foreign-born and birthright — gained, lost, or regained citizenship in the United States.