Mary Laura Triggle (1888- 1985): Habits, Culture and Belief. (Part Two)
I do think how different life could have been if father had not gone to throw rotten fruit at the preacher…’ (14) …
Ruth Cox (1890): Habits, Culture and Belief Part II
‘Her Majesty visited Ashton and we all saw her’ (White Knobs Row, p.3) Ruth, as I mentioned in the first blog post …
Florence Powell – Habits, Culture and Belief
Habits, Culture and Belief “I did wonder what I had to be grateful for” – Florence Powell (p.15) A fundamental value, habit …
Stanley Rice (1905-1981): Habits, Culture & Belief
Stanley Rice remembers vividly going to the cinema as a child, on a Saturday afternoon, and it is an activity that most …
Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952): Habits, Culture & Belief
Most of us are aware of Mansbridge as the man who co-formed the Worker’s Education Association (WEA) and, as a result, are …
Reg Beeston (1905-1999) Habits, culture and belief.
Habits, culture and belief. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uley Reg Beeston grew up in a small working class village in Gloucestershire. He lived a very simplistic …
Charles L. Hansford (B. 1902): Habits, Culture & Belief
As a youngster, Charles Hansford, like many working-class children, would play with just about anything he could find. In chapter one, The …
Edna Bold (B.1904): Habits, Culture & Belief
Edna Bold stands out from other members of the working class because she admits to being agnostic. Bold’s beliefs are transparent in …