Researching Martha Putney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 65 people with the Putney surname? In that year Putney was ranked number 3514 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Martha means "lady" and is of Aramaic origin.
Records of Martha Putney on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Martha Putney and the Putney Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Putney surname in the USA? Putney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Martha Putney
Martha Settle Putney
Martha Settle Putney (November 9, 1916 – December 11, 2008) was an American educator and historian who chronicled the roles of African Americans in the armed forces. After serving as one of the first black members of the Women's Army Corps during World War II, she devoted her life to researching and documenting the military service and achievements of black Americans.
Following a period of employment with the War Manpower Commission after her discharge from the army, she entered the academic world, earning a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania and pursuing a distinguished teaching career at Bowie State College (now Bowie State University) in Maryland, where she chaired the history and geography department, and later at Howard University, her alma mater, in Washington, D.C. Upon retiring from the faculty at Howard, she embarked on a writing career that included three books and over 20 journal articles. At the time of her death at age 92 she was working on a fourth book portraying the contributions of blacks in combat dating back to the American Revolutionary War.
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