Rosa Bell (b.1902): R.M Remembers (Full Transcription)
Rosa Bell – ‘R.M Remembers.’ Transcription My Dad Can you imagine a wee fella just about 3ft tall and only 7 years …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Researching Writing Lives – Saying Goodbye to Rosa
Upon reading the very first line of Rosa’s memoir, I was hooked and new immediately that I had made the right decision …
Rosa Bell (b.1902) Biographical Entry
Born 1902. Youngest of 7 children. (4 boys, 3 girls) of a colliery clerk and dressmaker. Religious upbringing. Educated at village school. …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Habits and Beliefs – Part 2: Religion
Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, England was a predominantly Christian country. The Victorian Era placed great importance on the significance …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Reading and Writing
As we have already learned from Rosa’s Education and Schooling, Rosa was an extremely talented academic in her formative childhood years once …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Life and Labour
Rosa Bell’s memoir primarily focuses on the joyful times and wonderful people in the community she surrounded herself with. As Rosa moves …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Home and Family – Part 1 – Rosa’s Parents
Arguably one of the most prominent themes throughout Rosa’s memoir is that of family and community. As mentioned in Purpose and Audience, …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Education and Schooling
In the early nineteenth century only around half of the population were literate enough to sign their own names as recorded by …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Home and Family – Part 2: Rosa’s Siblings & Husband
Rosa’s childhood and time spent with her parents was overwhelmingly positive and influenced her cheerful and moral attitude toward others (see Home …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Habits and Beliefs – Part 1: Entertainment
From the 1870s onwards, working-class society saw a rise in the production and availability of mass entertainment. Organised sports and clubs to …