Meet Ellen - a new story
Amidst all the excitement of Forgotten Women Friday and posting the stories of the Leeds girls, we haven't uploaded any other stories...
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Feb 14, 2023
Eliza, Emily and a Whole Lot More go Live
The end is in sight now with our girls from Leeds Industrial School. There are just a handful of stories still being worked on. Today we...
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Feb 8, 2023
More Girls from Leeds Industrial School are Added
We are making really good progress with making available the stories of the girls from Leeds Industrial School. There are just a handful...
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Jan 29, 2023
Four more Girls' Stories are Told
Today we have uploaded the stories of Hannah Smailes, Sarah Ann Kirby, Jane Newlands and Mary Jane Haddock. Some of these stories provide...
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Jan 25, 2023
Three Sets of Sisters have their Story Told
More stories of the girls from Leeds Industrial School are coming in. Today we share the stories of nine of them. Head across to our...
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Jan 23, 2023
The First 'A Few Forgotten Women Friday' Stories are Told
First of all, thank you so much to all fifty-five volunteers who took part in Friday's collaborative research, when we tried to discover...
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Jan 16, 2023
Introducing Elizabeth's Story
We are excited to announce that we have just uploaded the first story from a guest contributor. Many thanks To Charlotte Clark of UK...
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Jan 13, 2023
A Few Forgotten Women Friday - come and collaborate
We are excited to announce our latest venture. Next Friday, 20 January, is the first A Few Forgotten Women Friday and we hope that this...
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Jan 8, 2023
Georgina's Story - another woman is no longer forgotten
One hundred and twenty two years ago today, a young woman who had grown up in a comfortably off London home, died in tragic...
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Dec 30, 2022
Betty's Story - a new forgotten woman is remembered
For the first time since we launched this site at the beginning of the month, we have a new story for you. This is the biography of Betty...
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Dec 19, 2022
Leighton Sisters' Story Updated
Following a visit to The Museum of the Mind by one of our team, we have been able to update the story of The Leighton Sisters. The Museum...
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