Nora Hampton (1895-1918): An Introduction
‘It was myself who got into trouble as a tom boy and ripstitch’ (Hampton, 19) Born in Dudley, Worcestershire in 1895, Nora’s …
Norah Fearon Knight (1910-2000): transcript of ‘Nostalgia’
[DEDICATED?] TO MY DEAR SISTER KATHLEEN WITH MY SPECIAL LOVE NOSTALGIA [1] [page too faded, illegible] [2] her dark skirt. She knew …
Martha Martin (b.1871): Life & Labour [2/3]
Hotel life was a new experience from private life to public Martha Martin, ‘The Ups and Downs of Life’, p.97 David Vincent …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Home & Family
While scrutinising the life writing of Mrs N Jones, it is evident that the Jones family, as an economic unit, operated in …
Norah Fearon Knight (1910-2000): An Introduction
As soon as I saw Norah Fearon Knight’s entry for her memoir in the Burnett et al The Autobiography of the Working …
Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): War and Memory
‘It was the time of the amassing of Hitler’s troops on the borders of Austria. This previously happy country was now in …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Life & Labour
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, work dominated the lives of the labouring classes. Families worked long hours and had little …
Kay Garrett (b.1899): Life and Labour
Hello and welcome back to Writing Lives. This blog post will focus on Kay’s work life from working as a child scrubbing …