Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Eight
On the 7th July 1948, Poor Law ceased, having been revoked by parliament. Out went public assistance institutions and hospitals, these now …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): Life and Labour – Later Years
When the strike was over, Cain had a spell of unemployment as there was a dispute with a colliery manager in that …
Elizabeth Rignall (B.1894): Life and Labour
On leaving college I became a teacher in a recently opened slum school at the back of Walworth Road Terry Trainor states …
Leonard Ellisdon (1885-1968): Purpose & Audience
“When a nonentity such as I presume, at an advanced age, to invade the realm of letters with little if anything …
Katherine Henderson (B.1908): Purpose and Audience
At the start of her autobiography, Katherine Henderson clearly sets out the reasons for documenting her life. She began her memoir when …