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Muriel's War
Today we have uploaded the story of Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, Muriel Mesney, who was born in Sarawak, Borneo to missionary parents...
Jul 13, 2023
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A Story of Activism, Pacifism and War Service
Today we bring you the detailed account of the lives of the Clothier sisters, Rhoda and Hilda, who were pupils at The Mount School, in...
Jul 10, 2023
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Three More Stories are Added
Today's uploads reflect the Wars of the Roses, with two stories from Yorkshire and one from Lancashire. You can now meet Dinah Townend...
Jul 5, 2023
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Three More New Forgotten Women Friday Stories
Three more stories for you today. Two are from the inebriate reformatory Forgotten Women Friday. You can now read about Elizabeth...
Jul 3, 2023
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A VAD, Three School Girls and Eighteen Inebriate Women
Today we welcome to our site, Louisa McCormack from St. Joseph’s Inebriate Reformatory. Her story outlines the efforts that the...
Jun 30, 2023
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Cheshire County Training College - a taster story for August's Forgotten Women Friday
You can now read the story of Helen Blankley from Cheshire County Teacher Training College. Hers is the sample story ahead of A Few...
Jun 29, 2023
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A New VAD Story
Today we are pleased to add the story of two sisters, Dorothy and Lizzie Furnace, who worked with the Voluntary Aid Detachment. This is...
Jun 27, 2023
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A Story of War Service
On 10 June A Few Forgotten Women will be working with The Mount School in York and the Rowntree Foundation, as part of the York Festival...
May 29, 2023
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Letitia Gilbert's Story
Today we have added Letitia's story. Letitia grew up in rural Wiltshire and gave birth to four illegitimate children before marrying. You...
May 17, 2023
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Anne's Story - another girl from Leeds Reformatory
We have to apologise to our researcher for not uploading Anne Lockwood's story sooner. It was sent to us several weeks ago but somehow...
May 4, 2023
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Five more Ladies from the Inebriate Reformatories
Today we have uploaded the stories of Margaret Bates, Linda Gummer, Annie Foley, Mary McLaughlin and Mary McManus. Mary McManus' story...
Apr 27, 2023
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Elsie's Story
We are very pleased to be able to share Elsie's story, thanks to guest contributor Jan Fillinger. Despite a life touched by alcoholism...
Apr 21, 2023
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All Good Things Come in Nines - more women have their stories told
The stories are pouring in now. Here are nine more women from the inebriates' homes for you. This is a great selection, with some really...
Apr 11, 2023
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A Bumper Crop of New Stories
The last few days has seen the addition of no fewer than nine stories to the site. These are more ladies who were found in inebriate...
Apr 9, 2023
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Five More Ladies Remembered
A quarter of the ladies from the Inebriate Reformatories now have their stories told on our website. Today we have added Elizabeth Arnold...
Mar 31, 2023
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Women of many Aliases and Many Newspaper Column Inches - more new stories
The stories of the women from Farmfield and St. Joseph's Inebriate Reformatories are arriving in our inbox daily. Here are three more for...
Mar 29, 2023
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Five of our Inebriate Women have their Stories Told
Today we have uploaded five stories that have been created as a result of A Few Forgotten Women Friday. Please meet Mary Jane Allen,...
Mar 27, 2023
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A Few Forgotten Women Friday Roundup - the first stories are added
In the end, sixty-nine researchers embarked on preserving the stories of the eighty six women who were in St. Josephs' and Farmfield...
Mar 25, 2023
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New Guest Story
Today we have added the story of Elizabeth Chiddicks by guest author Paul Chiddicks, who asks 'Did she fall or was she pushed?'. This...
Mar 20, 2023
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One Few Forgotten Women Friday Draws to a Close with more Stories Uploaded
Four more of the girls from Leeds Girl's Industrial School, now have their stories told (there are just four more still to come). Now you...
Mar 16, 2023
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