The information for this chart came from the U.S. Immigration Collection at Ancestry. You can find out where the majority of the Shakespeare families were living before they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records. Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival, and destination. from the New York Passenger Lists.
International Women's Day is recognized annually on March 8, with events scheduled around the world to call attention to women's issues.
In 1977, International Womenâs Day was first observed as a global event by western nations when the United Nations General Assembly invited its members to dedicate March 8 as the UN Day for womenâs rights. Since 1996, the United Nations has assigned a theme to every annual International Womenâs Day.