"I can only please one person a day. This may not be your day. Tomorrow doesn't look real good either." ONLY THE MEN HAD BABIES . My ancestor William had children All named, & with birth dates & places. But his wife is not even mentioned; Of her there are not even traces. . Surely she must have existed, Was born, was a child, & had dreams. Grew up & learned how to keep house, Was a person---but nameless, it seems. . She had parents, & someplace, a home. Her brothers are listed no doubt. But she was only a girl So not really worth telling about. . She was half my ancestor's heritage; Without her he wouldn't have life. His genes are half hers, but I find 'She' was only his father's wife. . Once a girl was first "daughter", then "wife." She belonged to her father, till married, And then she belonged to her husband, And beside him, unnamed, she was buried. . How awful to think MY descendants Might search for a name for me, Be unable to find my identity, And wonder just who I might be. Author~ Dr. Dorothy Branson