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Women workers in an industrial world: Many women were involved in the new trades of the Industrial Revolution, but how do you go about researching them? Keith Gregson looks at some of the key industries and discovers what records are available to help you find out more

Our fashionable forebears: The clothes our ancestors wear in photographs and portraits can tell us an awful lot about both them, and the time in which they lived. Jayne Shrimpton provides a brief history of female fashion and what it can reveal about the lives of your forebears

The fair sex and unfair laws: Do you have a female ancestor who got in trouble with the law? From witchcraft to infanticide, Stephen Wade investigates how the British criminal system has treated women over the centuries

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

Where generations meet: Paul Blake and Maggie Loughran investigate the history and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Spotlight on Aberdeenshire: Nicola Lisle guides us on a tour of the county’s history and reveals where family historians with links to the area should head first

The mystery of Mallory: Brian Parnaby revisits the story of George Mallory’s ascent of Everest. Was he really the first man to reach its summit?

Secretaries: Nell Darby finds out more about an occupation which was traditionally the preserve of men

Products that changed the world: Karen Foy uncovers the history of perfume

Website review: We take a look at the new London Lives website and see how it can be of use to genealogists