May Rainer’s Education and Schooling (b.1909)
May Rainer writes about moving from a busy school in London to a slow school in the countryside, and finally to a …
May Rainer War and Memory (b. 1909)
In the beginning of May Rainer’s memoir, she writes about her Grandfather’s time during the Zulu War and how it affected his …
May Rainer. Home and Family. (b.1909)
‘Homes are not neutral things’ (George, 6) May Rainer’s memoir is filled with anecdotes about her family members. She starts her memoir …
May Rainer. Politics and Protest (b. 1909)
Throughout Rainer’s memoir, we see evidence of her feminist views through her frustration about gender inequality in the early 20th century. She …
May Rainer. Habits, Cultures and Beliefs (b.1909)
Being a child in London in the 1920s meant growing up with Mickey Mouse and seeing the changes that were happing to …
May Rainer Reading and Writing (b.1909)
‘I was a great reader and got through a great number of books this way’ (Rainer, 42). Rainer writes that one of …
May Rainer. Life and Labour. (b. 1909)
As a working class woman, Rainer knew the hardships of labour in the 20th century. Her father was always between jobs, and …
Researching Writing Lives
Through my blog, I have contributed to public history by making May Rainer’s (a working class woman) story available to everybody in …
May Rainer- Purpose and Audience (b.1909)
Gagnier states that ‘‘Most working-class autobiographies begin not with a family lineage or a birthdate but rather with an apology for their …
Introducing May Rainer (b. 1909)
‘An historic event always has its details preserved.’ (Rainer, 7) May Rainer was born into a working-class family in Fulham, London in …