Thank you so much for your comment Katie! I am very happy to see you enjoyed to read about George’s education, it really sets him apart from what people may think about the education system and what they might believe it was like all those years ago.
]]>Thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed this blog post! It’s interesting that you mention this, as I didn’t think much of her reference to Laurel and Hardy at first, it was only after I undertook some more research that I noticed the similarities between their style of comedy and Hilda’s.
]]>Wow, Mrs. N. Jones’ memoir seems to have a lot of similarities with Hilda’s! I’m so pleased that she decided to include this section about smells and noises into her memoir as it makes for such an engrossing read. Thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed this blog post!
]]>Thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed this blog post! I love this idea, as Hilda recounts many shared memories and local histories about her tight-knit community in Collyhurst.
]]>Thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed this blog post! The Punch illustration really seemed to resonate with me when I happened upon it, I agree that it exemplifies the treatment of working-class women in the textile industry. I’m sure Hilda could relate to Mrs. N. Jones in many ways.
]]>Thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed this blog post! I was shocked to read the detail Hilda wrote about the dangerous and unsanitary conditions of factories in the sewing trade during the early-twentieth century.
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