Norah Elliott (b.1903): Reading & Writing
“I was a great reader” Although Norah Elliott became a dedicated school teacher, her dream was always to become a writer. Whilst …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Researching Writing Lives
From the Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, I chose the untitled memoir of Norah Elliott. Her biographical entry intrigued me as …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Purpose & Audience
Norah Elliott’s autobiography represents her hard-working Grandfather Pilch, her beloved Aunt Susan, her drowned father, her mentally ill mother, her adopted family …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Illness, Health & Disability
Much of Norah’s memoir discusses illness, both physical and mental. Norah’s ancestors, her siblings and Norah herself suffered with illness and disability. Norah …