Arthur Jacobs: Politics and Protest One of the aspects of Arthur’s memoir that drew me to it so much was how it contained Arthurs first person view …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Life Writing, Class and Identity Regenia Gagnier identifies six different types of working-class autobiographies, the most appropriate of which in relation to Molly Keen’s ‘Childhood Memoire’ is …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Politics, Protest and Class Molly Keen does not appear to be a particularly political person herself, however she describes the current social views of the working …
Anita Elizabeth Hughes (born 1892): Politics and Protest Anita Elizabeth Hughes’s autobiography focuses on her personal life fully. Even when big events are happening in Britain such as the First …
Anita Elizabeth Hughes (nee Hodgson) born 1892: An Introduction “The only obvious under representation is, predictably, by gender, only one – tenth of the autobiographies have been written by women” (Gagnier, …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Politics, Protest and Class Another red letter day for Flo was when she went as a delegate, with the Women’s Institute President, and secretary to a …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Politics, Protest & Class During Olive’s childhood she notes that the products that nearby factories were selling were sold for very cheap prices in order for …
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 …
E.Robinson (b.1894): Politics, Protest & Class E. Robinson was born and raised in a working class background in South East London, due to his father’s inability to find …
MOLLY KEEN (B.1903): POLITICS, PROTEST & CLASS As Molly’s memoir reflects mainly upon events, experiences and memories from her childhood and youth, it is not surprising that a personal …
