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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, 2025


Forgotten Women Friday Call for Volunteers
On Friday 4 April we will be hosting our eighth Forgotten Women Friday. There is more information about how these days work here . We...
Jan 7, 2025


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, 2025


Seasons Greetings to all our Volunteers and Friends
The A Few Forgotten Women Team would like to send season's greetings to all our volunteers and friends. We are looking forward to...
Dec 24, 2024


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


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


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


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


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


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


A Few Forgotten Women at All About that Place
The A Few Forgotten Women team were pleased to be listed as a sponsor for All About that Place and we were out in force to contribute to...
Oct 4, 2024


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


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


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


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


Another Forgotten Women Friday - call for volunteers
Our sixth Forgotten Women Friday is on 30 August. You can find out how these collective research days work here . This time, the chosen...
Aug 10, 2024


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


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


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


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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