May Jones (born 1893): Researching Writing Lives Being part of the Writing Lives Collaborative Research Project has been an interesting and unique experience. I saw this an opportunity to …
Jean Court: Fun and Festivities Within Jean’s memoir, she is consistent in describing all the fun and festivities in which she and her family had and attended. …
Jean Court: Habits and Beliefs Within Jean’s memoir, she often speaks of church. Her mother ‘always attended St. Mary Redcliffe and would slip out of the house …
Jean Court: Illness, Health and Disability Within Jean Court’s memoir, health and illness are two main themes. She speaks of her family’s brushes with death as well as …
Jean Court: Life and Labour ‘All the ironing, washing up and pastry making were done on the wooden kitchen table, scrubbed every day until it was almost …
Jean Court: Education and Schooling (Part 2) ‘The school was intended for delicate children and the teachers were gentle and encouraging.’ (p. 10) Following her difficulties at school, Jean …
Jean Court: Education and Schooling (Part 1) ‘Mary found her schooldays quite acceptable but I did not.’ (p. 6) Within Jean Court’s memoir, education and schooling are two recurrent …
Dorothy Squires (1897-1992): Biographical Entry 2:735 SQUIRES, Dorothy, Untitled, MS, pp.142 (c.18,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 13 April 1897 at Waltham Cross. 4th child of 7 …
May Jones: Education and Schooling “I loved going to school and cried a bit when no one was looking.” May Jones’s memoir is about her life growing …
Jean Court: Home and Family (Part 2) Jean’s mother seems to work hard throughout her childhood in the 1920s to provide a consistently clean home and daily meals. ‘All …
