Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Habits, Culture & Beliefs
Within her autobiographical writing, Mrs Jones neglects to discuss her own habits and recreational activities that she engaged in during adulthood, as …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Researching Writing Lives
‘With all these noises[,] good and bad, it made for an exciting life.’ (24) Upon my initial reading of Hilda Swettenham’s memoir, …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Purpose & Audience
I hope you will excuse my spelling and also my writing. Mrs Jones 2 Autobiographical letters, page 10 Mrs N. Jones’ two …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Politics, Protest & Class.
Thrown away like an old brush. Mrs N. Jones’ 2 autobiographical letters, page 3. While Mrs Jones reveals her account of working-class life …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Politics, Protest & Class
A commentary on her experiences in the textile industry, Hilda Swettenham’s memoir is a shocking depiction of worker rights and gender politics …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Purpose & Audience
Whether she wrote in one sitting or piecemeal, in the daytime or at night, upon a desk or on her daily tram-ride …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Life & Labour.
Those were the days of slavery. Mrs Jones’ 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL letters, page 15. Primed for her working duties as a domestic servant …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Home & Family
While scrutinising the life writing of Mrs N Jones, it is evident that the Jones family, as an economic unit, operated in …