23 March 2006

Native Born Alien?

Mary Verikios was born in New York State and (to the best of my knowledge) never left the United States. Yet in the 1920, she is enumerated as an "alien." Her marriage to a Greek native was part of the problem. To learn more about her unusual census enumeration and more about the history of women and citizenship, read an article we posted on our site:


http://www.rootdig.com/adn/4944.htm


Michael

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