Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Life & Labour
The depression of the 1930’s, has great significance in Alice Pidgeon’s memoir. Orphaned at just six years of age, Alice and her …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Habits, Culture & Belief
Alice Pidgeon, orphaned at the age of six, spent most of her childhood and adolescent years in St. John Groom’s Home for …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Life Writing, Class & Identity
‘With minimal self-consciousness, they preserve memories of a way of life that is changing or has already ceased to be.’[1] Regenia Gagnier …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Politics, Protest & Class
Alice Pidgeon spent most of her childhood and adolescent years in St John Grooms Home for little girls, an orphanage in the …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Home & Family
Home and family is a bitter-sweet topic for Alice Pidgeon, whose memoir delves deeply into the heart of her family life and …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Reading & Writing
For many, reading can be seen as one of the most enjoyable pastimes there is. It is also a common view that …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Education & Schooling
Having been orphaned at at only six years of age, Alice and her sister Doris took position in St. John Groom’s Home …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Purpose & Audience
Purpose and Audience ‘You ask me for my earliest memories’ is the opening statement to Alice Pidgeon’s memoir. By directly addressing the …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): An Introduction
‘Looking Over My Shoulder to Childhood Days and Later’ – Alice Pidgeon (born c.1898) Alice Pidgeon’s memoir tells a story of sadness …