AdvertisementThat Time American Women Lost Their Citizenship Because They Married ForeignersMarch 17, 2017Tanya Ballard BrownfacebookEmailCouples stand in line to obtain their marriage licenses in this photograph, taken sometime between 1915 and 1920. The 1907 Expatriation Act would have affected people trying to get married during this time period — though the couples depicted in this photo were not necessarily affected by the Expatriation Act. (Library of Congress)