Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Life and Labour ‘Sometimes I think of the furnaces, but only to tell myself that I’m glad we’ve parted. I hold nothing against them…but I …
Bessie Wallis (b. 1904) Life and Labour part 1 “What do the working class want with education? They have only to work.” For many of those who lived in West Melton, …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Life and Labour – Part One “…my first job was in service 10/- a week to start up at six in the morning and on the go [un]till …
Mrs Yates: (b.1882- 1976) Life & Labour “No I never liked the mill. I’ve nothing against… I liked my companions and I had nothing against the mill owners or …
John Sawyer (b 1914) : Life and Labour (Part 1/2) John filled his life (or the first 60 years of his life) with various jobs, all centred around the same subject: law. …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Life and Labour Marion felt extremely unprepared for life outside of education as she felt her artistic talents were all she had to offer. However, …
Margaret Watson b.1907: Life and Labour, Part 2. As we learned in the first part of this blog post, through the hard work of her father, Margaret learned the importance …
Margaret Watson b.1907: Life and Labour, Part 1. Being born into a working-class family, Margaret Watson’s life as a labourer was set in stone. With her mother dying when she …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Life & Labour. Those were the days of slavery. Mrs Jones’ 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL letters, page 15. Primed for her working duties as a domestic servant …
Ellen Cooper (b. 1921-2000) Life and Labour: Part 2 ‘Now I was earning a wage, I do not remember how much, but it helped out at home and compensated a little …
