May Rainer War and Memory (b. 1909)
In the beginning of May Rainer’s memoir, she writes about her Grandfather’s time during the Zulu War and how it affected his …
May Rainer. Home and Family. (b.1909)
‘Homes are not neutral things’ (George, 6) May Rainer’s memoir is filled with anecdotes about her family members. She starts her memoir …
May Rainer. Politics and Protest (b. 1909)
Throughout Rainer’s memoir, we see evidence of her feminist views through her frustration about gender inequality in the early 20th century. She …
May Rainer. Habits, Cultures and Beliefs (b.1909)
Being a child in London in the 1920s meant growing up with Mickey Mouse and seeing the changes that were happing to …
May Rainer Reading and Writing (b.1909)
‘I was a great reader and got through a great number of books this way’ (Rainer, 42). Rainer writes that one of …
May Rainer. Life and Labour. (b. 1909)
As a working class woman, Rainer knew the hardships of labour in the 20th century. Her father was always between jobs, and …
Researching Writing Lives
Through my blog, I have contributed to public history by making May Rainer’s (a working class woman) story available to everybody in …