Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Reading & Writing Even though education for the working-class in the early 20th century was not always available due to long working hours, illiteracy had …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Researching Writing Lives In my final remarks let me read you these few lines, written many years ago, in one of my more serious moments: …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Education and Schooling Florence’s education is not a prominent theme in her memoir ‘Seventh Child’ and we are barely given an insight into her own …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Researching Writing Lives “I shall have had a wonderful life, much love, some sadness, but oh, so very much laughter” (5.7) I have thoroughly enjoyed …
May Jones: Transcript 1.401 JONES, May, Untitled, MS (c.17,000 words). Brunel University Library. Transcribed by Jess Brandwood, 2018 1 1893 AD First Chapter I remember, …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): Home and Family Working-class fathers existed…but working-class fatherhood remained uncertain- Julie Marie Strange (1) Time spent together for working-class families would often be scarce as …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Habits, Culture and Belief As a family we were attached to the Union Chapel, Berkeley. I remember attending the infant class where we were taught words …
Annie Lord (b. 1899): Home and Family – Part One Childhood “[We] use[d] to have a good time dressing up making all our own amusement and Believe me we use[d] to thour[ough]ly …
Eva Shilton (b. 1907): An Introduction Eva Annie Shilton was born on November 6th, 1908, on Colchester Street in Hillfields, Coventry. I felt an immediate affinity with Eva on account …
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 …
