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Who was the first female Mexican-American lawyer in the US?
2 AnswersHistory3 months agoWhat were 19th century Mexican funeral/burial practices?
Would bodies be buried or were they disposed of in other ways?
1 AnswerHistory3 months agoIf a tree was on fire, how would it burn?
Would it go like firewood and eventually turn to ash? How does the water content affect the burning? Would the heat cause it to crack open? This is for a writing project, so as much info as possible is appreciated. The tree I have in mind is an Elder tree, if that makes any difference.
3 AnswersGarden & Landscape3 months agoHow would you teach someone vocab pronunciations?
I'm tutoring a kid for Chinese and he's really struggling with remembering the pronunciations for a lot of characters. Flash cards don't seem to help. What are some good methods to help him remember the word pronunciations?
2 AnswersLanguages3 months agoWhat do embalming fluids smell like?
4 AnswersPolls & Surveys4 months agoWhat would a rich Mexican woman have worn in the early 19th century?
Particularly in northern regions like present-day California (I'm not sure if there were major regional differences or not). This is for a writing project, so as much detail as possible is highly appreciated.
History7 months agoWhat was used to light candles before matches?
Specifically in the late 18th/early 19th century
3 AnswersHistory7 months agoWhat would bloodstains look like after 100 years?
2 AnswersHunting7 months agoWhat were Mexican-American rights like in the 1930s?
Specifically Mexican-American women
3 AnswersHistory8 months agoHow would a suspicious death be investigated in early 19th century California?
Was there anything resembling a police force? Who would investigate it?
4 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police8 months agoHow would birth and death records be stored?
Would they be stored in a city hall records department? Would birth and death records be stored in the same place? How would they be organized?
This is for a writing project that is set in the 1930s, so any information that would pertain to non-electronic forms of storage would be appreciated. As much detail as possible too.
Law & Ethics9 months agoHow would birth and death records be stored?
Would they be stored in a city hall records department? Would birth and death records be stored in the same place? How would they be organized?
This is for a writing project that is set in the 1930s, so any information that would pertain to non-electronic forms of storage would be appreciated. As much detail as possible too.
4 AnswersLaw & Ethics9 months agoHow was research done in the 1930's?
How would someone research their family history and lineage in the 1930's? Would you have to go to a city records office or to libraries or what? (For a writing project I'm working on; would love to have historical accuracy)
11 AnswersGenealogy9 months ago