Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): Education and Schooling (Part 1.)
‘I was no genius, but I seemed to have more than average intelligence.’ (5) Edith dedicates large portions of her memoir to …
Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Education & Schooling
Pat doesn’t go into great detail about his school life in his autobiography. Instead of viewing school as a place for education, …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Education and Schooling, part one
“Well, I went to infants school. I could remember I used to sleep in the class.” (1) Isaac Gordon’s memoir is …
Edna Bold (1904 – 1987): An Introduction
Introducing Edna Bold (1904 – 1987) Upon first reading the memoir of Edna Bold, my first impression is that she is had …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Education and Schooling
‘I had never been a very clever scholar… so I was doomed for the pits.’ (Jordan, 2) Thomas attended a church school …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): Education and Schooling.
‘No desks, no benches, no blackboard, and of, course, no standards. Hardly possible with only two pupils in the class’ (26). Mary …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Education and Schooling
‘Schooldays were carefree and happy, we had little money, but we enjoyed life to the full’ (10). In ‘Down Memory Lane’, Cecil …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Education & Schooling
Kathleen attended St. Mary’s School in Dover until she passed the Labour exam at the age of 12. Students were required to …