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.
Where: Everywhere. What: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday. Why: Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote.