In a message dated 5/20/2008 1:17:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, BBMay1 writes: Back then the women couldn't get their papers, I guess, unless they were married I don't think that was the case. The situation was that when a man got his papers, if he was married, the wife was automatically a citizen, as were their children. If a woman married a citizen, she automatically was one as were the children; if she was a citizen and married a non citizen, she lost her citizenship - don't know about the children. However, a woman could apply for citizenship on her own without being married; a child immigrating without parents could get their citizenship under special provisions, but they had to meet residency requirements for a minor at that time....this was all pretty much before abt 1923. Then women had to get citizenship on their own, regardless of if they were married or not. But they did not lose citizenship if they married a non-citizen. Anettka **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)