Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): An Introduction I was born Florence Anne on August 1912 in Acre Road Kingston-Upon-Thames to Jane and Walter Watson. Born in August …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Biographical entry 181 COOTER, Florence Anne, ‘Seventh Child’, MS, pp.71 (c.71,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born Aug 1912 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Father worked as …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Life and Labour The firm I was working for closed down, therefore I was out of work for the first 12 weeks of married life. …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Purpose and Audience ‘Well, Husband of mine and you, my children, this is the end of six and a half years of your old “Mum’s” …
Faizur Rasul (b. 1910): Habits, Culture & Belief From Bengal to Birmingham could be seen as a clash of cultures, with an Indian man making his way to England with …
Margaret Watson (b.1907) Reading and Writing “I was due to leave school in three weeks as I would be fourteen years of age. Bessie suggested Domestic Service. I …
Ernest Richard Shotton (born 1878): An Introduction Ernest Richard Shotton was born in 1878 and he lived a long life of 100 years. Born in Birmingham, he was one …
Faizur Rasul (b. 1910): Purpose & Audience For nearly all of Faizur Rasul’s autobiography, he is primarily concerned with everything but himself, or in his own words, he has …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Class, Politics and Protest. Florence’s memoir does not dedicate its time to focusing on her political or class views. However, we can make our own assumptions …
Margaret Watson (B.1907) Politics, Protest and Class Margaret does not comment on her political opinions in her memoir, as the primary focus of her writing is to reflect on …
