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...
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May 4, 2023
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...
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Apr 27, 2023
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...
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Apr 21, 2023
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...
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Apr 11, 2023
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...
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Apr 9, 2023
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...
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Mar 31, 2023
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...
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Mar 29, 2023
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...
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Mar 27, 2023
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,...
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Mar 25, 2023
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...
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Mar 20, 2023
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...
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Mar 16, 2023
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...
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Mar 5, 2023
Meet Agnes - a Woman at Work
Today we have uploaded a story that is a little less tragic than some you will find on our site. We would like to introduce you to Agnes...
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Feb 26, 2023
Florence 'Florrie' Greaves
Today we introduce you to Florence, who sadly lost two young children, one to infantile cholera and one to gastritis. The link to her...
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Feb 25, 2023
Three More Girls' Stories For You
Today we would like you to meet Maria Day, Jane Northrop Fallon and Mary Ann Cardis, three more of the Leeds girls, whose stories are now...
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Feb 20, 2023
More than Fifty Stories now Online - more Leeds Girls are Added
With the addition of three more girls from the Leeds Industrial School, we now have fifty four women and girls commemorated on our...
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Feb 18, 2023
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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