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A Few Forgotten Women on Display
We will be at the Really Useful Show in Kinson, near Bournemouth on Saturday 29 March. This is the first time that we will have had a...
4 days ago
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New Opportunity for Forgotten Women Friday Everyday
We know that our volunteers look forward to our Forgotten Women Fridays and wish they came round more often. You don't have to wait. We...
Mar 8
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Welcome to International Women's Day
We have several items to share with you for International Women's Day. These can be found on our website under News . With the upcoming...
Mar 8
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International Women's Day Activities
8 March is International Women's Day and A Few Forgotten Women have a couple of things planned. We will be taking part in Women at Work,...
Feb 25
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Three New Stories
We have a mixture of stories for you today. Firstly, an account of the lives of the Walton sisters, who attended the School for the Deaf...
Feb 24
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Stories of Seven Women from Refuges for Fallen Women are Uploaded
We now have seven more stories of women who were associated with homes for fallen women to share. This batch covers all the homes that we...
Feb 10
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Events for International Women's Day
We have two things planned for International Women's Day on 8 March. We are teaming up with the Alfred Gillett Trust (home of Shoemakers'...
Feb 9
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Six New Stories
This morning we have added six more stories to the website. Five relate to women who appear in the census in refuges for fallen women and...
Jan 23
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Forgotten Women Friday Call for Volunteers
On Friday 4 April we will be hosting our eighth Forgotten Women Friday. There is more information about how these days work here . Â We...
Jan 7
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New Stories for the New Year
We have six new stories for you today. Two are for pupils at the schools for the deaf, Elizabeth May and Sarah Jane Barrows from Margate...
Jan 6
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Seasons Greetings to all our Volunteers and Friends
The A Few Forgotten Women Team would like to send season's greetings to all our volunteers and friends. We are looking forward to...
Dec 24, 2024
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A Dozen Women from Refuges for Fallen Women have their Stories Told
Today we have uploaded twelve stories of women who were staff or inmates in refuges for fallen women. Do take some time to read about...
Dec 6, 2024
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It is our 300th Story!
We are very proud to announce that, thanks to our lovely volunteers, we have today uploaded our 300th story. We are excited to have...
Nov 12, 2024
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A Dozen New Stories from the Schools for the Deaf
We have a bumper crop of new stories for you today, as we try to get up to date before our next Forgotten Woman Friday takes place this...
Nov 4, 2024
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Seven Girls from Schools for the Deaf have their Stories Told
We are gradually processing all the lovely stories that our volunteers have been sending in following our last Forgotten Women Friday ....
Oct 15, 2024
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A Few Forgotten Women Celebrate International Day of the Girl
For this year’s International Day of the Girl, members of the A Few Forgotten Women team, have put together a combination of videos,...
Oct 11, 2024
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More Stories from the Schools for the Deaf
The stories from our latest Forgotten Women Friday are pouring in. Today we have six from the Margate School and one from Exeter and...
Oct 7, 2024
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A Few Forgotten Women at All About that Place
The A Few Forgotten Women team were pleased to be listed as a sponsor for All About that Place and we were out in force to contribute to...
Oct 4, 2024
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Six New Stories from the Schools for the Deaf
There are some lovely stories coming through following our last Forgotten Women Friday, thanks to all our lovely volunteers. Today you...
Sep 8, 2024
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The First Stories about Pupils at the Schools for the Deaf are now Online
Three days on from our Forgotten Women Friday and we can bring you five stories of the lives of female pupils at two schools for the...
Sep 2, 2024
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