Ruth Cox (1890): Education and Schooling
‘I started to work at 13’ (White Knobs Row, p9) Education, particularly the education Ruth received during her time in school, was …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Reading and Writing
We now view reading as an enjoyable past time, which gives us a chance to escape our every day difficulties. In the …
Averil Edith Thomas: Reading and Writing
Averil has proved to be very passionate about all things educational. From her dream of becoming a teacher to the countless hours …
Hary Alfred West (b.1880): Reading & Writing
Barely a page of Harry West’s autobiography goes by without reference to one of the many literary texts that impacted on his …
Lottie Martin (1899-1976): Politics, Protest and Class
Lottie Martin’s autobiography Never Let Anyone Draw the Blinds does not engage with great political themes. On the whole, we can see …
Lottie Martin (1899-1976): Reading and Writing
Lottie Martin was born in Nottingham in 1899 into a working-class family. Throughout Never Let Anyone Draw the Blinds – her published …
Joseph H Armitage (B.1908): Education & Schooling
Armitage’s recollection of his school days is short in comparison to some other aspects of his life, spanning just over one page …
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 …