Frederick Charles Wynne: Education and Schooling
“Church Street School was always, it seemed to me, either cold and damp or dry and hot, never anything in between. The …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (b. 1906-1990.): An Introduction.
‘It is said “Life is what you make it”. I disagree. Life is what other people, and events, make it for you.’ …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Home & Family
“Life was very much a family one” (35). I gathered from Mary’s memoir that family is one of the most important aspects …
Mary Laura Triggle (1888-1985): Home and Family: Part 2
‘I still like my own home…’ (7). In this second post of Mary’s home and family, I wanted to focus on …
George Gregory (b. 1888): Home and Family
A very large portion of the first part of George Gregory’s autobiography – the part I earlier labelled as the memoir section …
Margaret Watson (b.1907) Introduction
“In spite of my many hard times I would not have my life any other way.” In 1912, when she was just …
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 …
John Edmonds (1911-1984): Home and Family
John Edmonds’ memoir, ‘The Lean Years’, is firmly rooted in the home. Whilst he is careful not to fall to nostalgia, it …
Jack Vallance (b. 1914) – Life and Labour
For many working-class people, much like Jack, schooling was cut short in order to start work. As he notes in his memoir, …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Education and Schooling
Florence’s education is not a prominent theme in her memoir ‘Seventh Child’ and we are barely given an insight into her own …