Mary Stewart (B.1909): Health and Welfare
What Mary’s penmanship may lack in politics and war memories, rather unusually, she makes up for with her information on health, from …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Politics, Protest and Class
In Mary’s memoir, she chooses not to discuss anything political. This could be due to her not taking a personal interest in …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-) : War and Memory
Although Mary lived through both World War One and World War Two she does not choose to discuss either event in much …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Researching Writing Lives
‘With all these noises[,] good and bad, it made for an exciting life.’ (24) Upon my initial reading of Hilda Swettenham’s memoir, …
Introducing Hilda Swettenham (B. ~1907)
‘I thought you might be interested in the cutting green to me by a woman from Collyhurst[.]’ (1) The turn of the …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Home & Family
Throughout her autobiographical writing, Hilda Swettenham frames the memories of her young adulthood around key places in her hometown. While the memoir …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Life & Labour
In a memoir entitled ‘‘Early Working Life from 1921 to 1936’ and other autobiographical fragments’, it is unsurprising to discover the central …
Hilda Swettenham (b. 1907): Education & Schooling
While she does not go into much detail regarding her formal schooling, the voice, language and style of Hilda Swettenham’s memoir acts …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Habits, Culture & Belief
Although Mary does not go into any detail regarding her own recreational activities and does not appear to be in any way …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Introduction
The memoir I have chosen belongs to Mary Stewart, an inspirational working class woman from Collyhurst, an area outside the City Of Manchester. …