Annie Lord (b.1899): Life and Labour – Part One
“…my first job was in service 10/- a week to start up at six in the morning and on the go [un]till …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): An Introduction
“Our lives do not begin and end by opening and closing like a book. Life could be likened more to a surging …
Florence Powell – Life Writing, Class and Identity
In conditions of long work hours, crowded housing and inadequate light, it was difficult enough for them to contemplate themselves, but they …
Leslie John Robinson (b.1929): Life and Labour (2/2)
Although Leslie John Robinson’s army career is something that he writes passionately about, he also writes about many other jobs he had …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Politics, Protest & Class
“John, my father, went down the Annesley Pit and became involved in the 1911 strike and was blacklisted” One of the characteristics …