International Day of the Girl 2024

For International Day of the Girl, the A Few Forgotten Women Team have put together a selection of videos, podcasts and articles for you.

The Story of Lucy Adderley and her female ancestors. Lucy will be one of the women who forms part of our Fallen Women Forgotten Women Friday on 8 November. Please note that this story is audio only and that it includes an account of an infant death in tragic circumstances.

Can Freda Skate?

While researching for our latest Forgotten Women Friday, the girls who attended two schools for the deaf, I came across a sweet little letter pasted into the register of the Yorkshire Residential School for the Deaf in Doncaster. Although nothing to do with Annie Godber, the girl I was researching, the letter led me down a rabbit hole that started in Yorkshire and ended in Canada. Please note that this story is audio only.

The girls of the Penkhull Cottage Homes, Stoke-on-Trent, set up as an alternative to workhouse provision. Click on the image above to read the article.

The Trubweeke School of Domestic Science, Cuckfield Park

International Day of the Girl 2024

For International Day of the Girl, the A Few Forgotten Women Team have put together a selection of videos, podcasts and articles for you.

The Story of Lucy Adderley and her female ancestors. Lucy will be one of the women who forms part of our Fallen Women Forgotten Women Friday on 8 November. Please note that this story is audio only and that it includes an account of an infant death in tragic circumstances.

The girls of the Penkhull Cottage Homes, Stoke-on-Trent, set up as an alternative to workhouse provision. Click on the image above to read the article.

The Trubweeke School of Domestic Science, Cuckfield Park

Building work and walks to church: The Grange and The Somerset School of Housewifery. Click on the image above to read the article.