MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): LIFE WRITING, CLASS & IDENTITY Exploring Molly Keen’s narrative in terms of the six types of working class autobiographies as described by Regenia Gagnier, Molly, unlike the …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): HABITS, CULTURE & BELIEF Although those of the working class faced limitations with regards to what cultural and leisure activities they could partake in, many working …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): POLITICS, PROTEST & CLASS As Molly’s memoir reflects mainly upon events, experiences and memories from her childhood and youth, it is not surprising that a personal …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): HOME & FAMILY Family very obviously formed a huge part of Molly’s life. Her memoir attributes many experiences and memories informed by her family and …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): LIFE & LABOUR As with the majority of the other themes within her memoir, Molly Keen details more of the working lives of her immediate …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): SCHOOLING & EDUCATION Although there is no doubt that school played a significant role in the life of Mary Keen, in her memoir, education and …
MOLLY KEEN (B:1903) PURPOSE & AUDIENCE Molly Keen’s memoir is similar to other working-class auto-biographers of this time period in that, regardless of distinctive motivations for writing their …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): INTRODUCTION ‘Childhood Memories’, by Molly Keen, born in 1903 and one of five children of Charles and Helen Keen from the Bath Road, …
