Mary Stewart (B.1909): Health and Welfare
What Mary’s penmanship may lack in politics and war memories, rather unusually, she makes up for with her information on health, from …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Politics, Protest and Class
In Mary’s memoir, she chooses not to discuss anything political. This could be due to her not taking a personal interest in …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-) : War and Memory
Although Mary lived through both World War One and World War Two she does not choose to discuss either event in much …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Reading and Writing
We now view reading as an enjoyable past time, which gives us a chance to escape our every day difficulties. In the …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Habits, Culture & Belief
Although Mary does not go into any detail regarding her own recreational activities and does not appear to be in any way …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Introduction
The memoir I have chosen belongs to Mary Stewart, an inspirational working class woman from Collyhurst, an area outside the City Of Manchester. …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Purpose and Audience
From the outset it is unclear what kind of audience Mary Stewart has written her memoir for. She does not seem to …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Home and Family
Mary’s family life is a main theme covered in her memoir. She divides her home and family into two sections: her earlier …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Life and Labour
“He had been wounded three times, won military medal and 3 others, was R.S.M and had four motherless children and that was …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Education and Schooling
Rather unusually for a 20th century autobiographer, Mary does not mention any aspect of her life at school, choosing to dismiss when …