Florence Powell – Education and Schooling
Education and Schooling Florence Powell’s experience of education and schooling may have been somewhat limited, however the orphanage she attended describes itself …
James H. McKenzie (1862-1952): Home and Family
“That shifting to one relative to another created a feeling I would like to leave all relations.” James H. McKenzie P49 James …
Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-) Education and schooling
M During her former years, Miss Wilson’s schooling life went through various degrees of change. Her education began at St Phillips Methodist …
James H. McKenzie (1862-1952): Home and Family
“There was another crash that day, and I heard of it when I arrived home. It was a railway disaster and both …
Winifred Till: Extended Family
One regular occurrence I have noticed when reading working-class memoirs is the frequent occurrence of a death of a parent, mostly a …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Life Writing, Class & Identity
‘With minimal self-consciousness, they preserve memories of a way of life that is changing or has already ceased to be.’[1] Regenia Gagnier …