Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): Education & Schooling
Schooling is a topic that Daisy discusses extensively in her memoirs, though this is perhaps due to the impact it had upon …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Education and Schooling
“I always got on well with my teachers, although I was so dumb” (1.21) The 20th century introduced a variety …
Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): Life & Labour
“There’s no doubt at all about Miss Cowper’s mark” – (I wondered “what”), and then she added – “It’s A – there’s …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Education and Schooling Part One
The village elementary school which came under the auspices of the church, was a very good one (13) This post is the …
Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Education and Schooling
Education for Victorian working-class women was somewhat of a luxury. The 1870 Education Act gave children an elementary education up to thirteen, …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Education and Schooling
‘Our school hours were our happiest time, the teachers were very nice to us, unless of course we played them up.’ (15) …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Education and Schooling
Florence’s education is not a prominent theme in her memoir ‘Seventh Child’ and we are barely given an insight into her own …
Maud Clarke (b. 1887): Life and Labour Part Two – Teaching
Following on from one of my previous posts about the Life and Labour of Maud Clarke, I felt it only fitting to …
Harry Young (1901-1996): Жизнь и труд (Life and Labour #3)
‘Having finally acquired formal academic status I offered to lecture voluntarily at the Working Mens College, Camden Town, London, on the History …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Life and Labour (part 2)
In this second section of the Life and Labour blog, we will be exploring Thomas’s other work responsibilities outside of the mining …