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Rebecca's Story - a no longer forgotten woman
Today we are pleased to include a new guest contribution on our website. This is Anthony Miles-Prouten's beautifully told and lavishly...
Feb 1, 2024
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Ten New Stories Uploaded Today
Our volunteers have been very busy telling the stories of those who attended the Grange School of Housewifery. Today we have added Elsie...
Jan 16, 2024
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New Year - New Stories
Happy New Year to all those who follow this site or help us by providing stories. With your help, we are proud to have uploaded over 200...
Jan 6, 2024
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Four More Housewives Stories for You
Four more stories of women who attended the Grange School of Housewifery are now available on our site. Meet Martha Ellen Backholer, Ada...
Dec 10, 2023
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The Next Three Housewives go Online
Here are the stories of three more housewives for you: Alice Jubilee Crouch, Alberta Catherine Green and Elsie Coe Melliar, who also...
Dec 1, 2023
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Four more Students of Housewifery have their Stories Told
The stories created as a result of last week's Forgotten Women Friday are beginning to be uploaded. You can now read about Daisy Selina...
Nov 28, 2023
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Housewives and Schoolgirls from The Mount
The stories from last Friday's research day are starting to be processed. Mabel Burt's is now available for you to read. We have also...
Nov 26, 2023
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Two New Stories are Published
Today there are two new stories for you. The first is that of Julia Mahoney who spent time in Chailey Heritage. Julia was mentioned in...
Nov 5, 2023
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International Day of the Girl
Thank you to all those who came to listen to the stories of forgotten girls yesterday. You can now read Mary Ann Audley's story on our...
Oct 12, 2023
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Meet Fanny Gwendoline Gallimore
Here is the story of another of our ladies from Crewe Training College for you. We hope that you enjoy meeting Fanny Gwendoline Gallimore.
Sep 24, 2023
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More Crewe Ladies' Stories are Added
We have four more stories of ladies from Crewe Training College for you today. You can meet Esther Broster, Hannah Mary Morris, Lilian...
Sep 12, 2023
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A Dozen Crewe Ladies Added Today
The stories are flooding in and we have uploaded twelve more today. You can now read about Ellen Aitken Bayley, Sarah Evelyn Billington,...
Aug 29, 2023
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Latest Stories of Trainee Teachers
The stories of the first cohort of teachers to be trained at Cheshire County Training College in Crewe have been coming in thick and...
Aug 27, 2023
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More Crewe Ladies
Five new stories of ladies from Cheshire County Training College, Crewe for you today and a chance to meet Bessie Jones, Florence Booth,...
Aug 20, 2023
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Nine Crewe Ladies' Stories are Told
The result of Friday's Forgotten Women Friday are flooding in, telling the stories of the lives of the ladies at Cheshiire County Teacher...
Aug 15, 2023
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A Variety of New Stories
It has been a little quiet lately, as we prepare for next week's Forgotten Women Friday but we have four new stories for you today....
Aug 4, 2023
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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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