May Owen (b.1896): Purpose and Audience
May Owen wrote her autobiographical letter as she neared the age of eighty in the year 1976. Owen most likely decided to …
May Owen (b.1896): Education and Schooling
Much of May Owen’s life revolved around schools and education with half of her autobiography giving detail to her life in the …
May Owen (b.1896): An Introduction
May Owen wrote her ten page handwritten autobiographical letter at the age of eighty to Professor John Burnett who was searching for …
May Owen (b.1896): Home and Family
May Owen belonged to a large family with 7 other siblings but was separated from them at the age of ten. As …
May Owen (b.1896): Life and Labour (Part 1)
May Owen had an extensive life in labour with many different occupations that is shown in her autobiographical letter as it is …
May Owen (b.1896): Life and Labour (Part 2)
During the 1940’s May Owen’s husband passed away and due to her no longer having the breadwinner there to provide for her, …
May Owen (b.1896): Habits, Culture and Belief
May Owen’s autobiographical letter mainly focuses on her father’s life, work and alcohol troubles and her own work which takes up the …
May Owen (b.1896): War and Memory
Having lived through both World Wars, May Owen rarely mentions it or specify very much the traumas of war for her for …
May Owen (b.1896): Politics and Protest
May Owen did not involve herself with politics, neither did she join in on any protests that happened in her youth or …
May Owen (b.1896): Researching Writing Lives
I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part and contributing to the writing lives website as a part of my final year in …