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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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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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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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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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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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Shorter Stories from Past Forgotten Women Fridays
In anticipation of this week's Forgotten Women Friday (only three more sleeps!), we've uploaded the shorter stories from our previous...
Aug 27, 2024
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Three More Women's Stories Now Available
As we prepare for next week's sixth Forgotten Women Friday we are still adding stories that have slipped through the net from previous...
Aug 20, 2024
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Two Longer Stories of Fleming Hospital Staff
Our stories of those working at the Fleming Memorial Hospital and those being treated there are still coming in. Today you can read two...
Jul 28, 2024
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Three Short Fleming Hospital Stories
The Fleming Hospital stories are still arriving in our inbox. Here are three for you. The authors have done a great job of weaving a...
Jul 18, 2024
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Two more Fleming Hospital Stories
Another two short stories from Fleming Hospital today. You can meet Isabella Garnham and Harriet Eliza Priestly. We've also received some...
Jun 24, 2024
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Three New Stories of Nurses
Today we can share the stories of three women who spent time as nurses. Firstly, Dorothy Turner and Margot Lilian Lee-Potter, who were...
Jun 18, 2024
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More Stories from Fleming Hospital
Today, we have uploaded six more stories of women and girls associated with Fleming Memorial Children's Hospital. Meet Ethel Fraser,...
Jun 4, 2024
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A Bumper Crop of Eight New Stories
We have just uploaded eight stories of staff and patients from the Fleming Memorial Children's Hospital in Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne....
May 9, 2024
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