Adoptions are another example of the uselessness of genealogy defenses, far as I'm concerned. :)
The academic issue is a really hard one, too. My sister has published under her maiden name, and is basically keeping it and not objecting if she's referred to as Mrs. HerHusband'sLastName. Her daughter has her husband's last name, though, which is almost silly because his dad was adopted, too. His last name makes him sound Scottish when, in fact, he's 100% Norwegian. Perhaps that's informing my scoffing at this stuff--knowing people whose last names aren't reflective of their background in the first place...
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Date: 2009-03-27 12:09 am (UTC)The academic issue is a really hard one, too. My sister has published under her maiden name, and is basically keeping it and not objecting if she's referred to as Mrs. HerHusband'sLastName. Her daughter has her husband's last name, though, which is almost silly because his dad was adopted, too. His last name makes him sound Scottish when, in fact, he's 100% Norwegian. Perhaps that's informing my scoffing at this stuff--knowing people whose last names aren't reflective of their background in the first place...