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.
The earliest observance of International Womenâs Day took place a year later on February 28, 1909, in New York City. It was organized by the Socialist Party of America in memory of the 1908 strike of the International Ladiesâ Garment Workersâ Union, whose members were protesting poor work conditions.