Rosa Bell (b. 1902): Home & Family
“… I was the child who loved my parents more than any other member of the family.” (pg. 9-10) Family is a …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): An Introduction
“…the closeness to each other and all the friendly feelings carried us along and we still had some Happy Days in the …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): Education & Schooling
The most specific mention of Rosa’s schooling experience in her memoir was the school she had attended in her village. She said that a …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Life & Labour
“Yes we did experience years on the Dole. I remember waiting for my husband in a queue in Cumberland almost a mile …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): War & Memory
The majority of the events in Rosa’s memoir do take place during the Inter-war years although it is not directly mentioned by …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): Habits, Culture & Belief
In Rosa’s memoir, leisure activities and cultural practices are mentioned frequently throughout. There was a rise in mass entertainment during the mid …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): Purpose & Audience
From what I have gathered whilst reading Rosa Bell’s memoir, is that she had written it during old age (indicated by the …
Olivia Smithies Researching Writing Lives
I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Writing Lives module this year as I have felt it has been a rewarding …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): Reading & Writing
Being of a working class background did not essentially mean that you had to be excluded from the world of literature. The …
Rosa Bell (b. 1902): Life Writing, Class & Identity
“In those days how did we pass our time, you would no doubt say – well it must have been awful – …