Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Home & Family
Family for Olive was a focal point in her life, although an aspect of it that she explores with much ambiguity. Moving to …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): An Introduction
Olive Doris Gold was born in the small village, Ringstead, Northamptonshire in 1897. I am interested in Gold because she grew up …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Politics, Protest & Class
During Olive’s childhood she notes that the products that nearby factories were selling were sold for very cheap prices in order for …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Habits, Culture & Belief
As are the roots of earth and base of all; Man is for the field and woman for the hearth: Man for …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Purpose & Audience
My story is about two villages” (1). Olive Doris Gold starts her autobiography with this very literal line. Her direct and objective …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): War, Memory & Life Writing
Living through a World War no small feat, but Olive managed to live through both. Olive first mentions how war impacted her …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Reading & Writing
Writing about Olive’s reading habits is near impossible because not once in her autobiography does she mention authors she enjoyed reading or …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Life & Labour
For the most part women did ‘women’s work’, i.e. low-paid work. The sexual division of labour therefore split the working class along …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Education & Schooling
Education was a small part of Olive’s life, she left school at the age of 13 (12) but before leaving she was …