Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Reading & Writing Even though education for the working-class in the early 20th century was not always available due to long working hours, illiteracy had …
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 …
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 …
Winifred Relph (B.1912): Education and Schooling In the mid-19th century, only half the population of England were able to sign the marriage register but, by the early 20th …
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 …
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 Raymont (1864-1949): Class Matters ‘The story of a life so quiet as mine would be of little importance except to personal friends, unless it is so …
Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Life and Labour Alongside childhood, working life and labour is a significant theme in Memories. After discovering Minnie’s maiden name through her marriage on Ancestry …
Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): An Introduction Choosing my author, Dorothy “Daisy” Cowper, was initially a tough decision to make. There were two Cowper sisters in the Burnett Collection …
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 …
