Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Home & Family
Kathleen’s identity as a poet is derived from her experiences of family life. Her relationship with her grandmother has a significant influence …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Reading & Writing
‘I was a prolific reader, and would do anything for a book’ (Handwritten memoir, p.4) In Kathleen’s memoir and poetry there are …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Education & Schooling
Kathleen attended St. Mary’s School in Dover until she passed the Labour exam at the age of 12. Students were required to …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Purpose & Audience
Unlike many other working-class autobiographies, Kathleen does not open her memoir with an apology for her ordinariness. She acknowledges her insignificance only …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Life Writing, Class & Identity
Kathleen Hilton-Foord writes about her childhood in retrospect, from an age old enough to have mothered three children (‘Epilogue’, Grannie’s Girl). Although …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Politics, Protest & Class
As Kathleen only talks about her childhood there is little opportunity for her to express any kind of political opinions or describe …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Habits, Culture & Belief
Attendance at Sunday school and Girl Guides features prominently across Kathleen’s memoir and poetry. The Girl Guides was established in …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1908): Life & Labour
Changing policies in the early twentieth century with regard to compulsory education, such as The 1902 Balfour Education Act, meant that unlike children …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): An Introduction
Kathleen Hilton-Foord was born in Dover in 1903. She moved in with her grandmother when she was three years old as her …