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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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It is A Few Forgotten Women Friday!
It's here! We've been waiting excitedly for today, as seventy volunteers will be working to research the lives of eighty six women who...
Mar 24, 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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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...
Mar 5, 2023
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Free Talk - A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day Session 3 News
Our third and final free Zoom talk for International Women's Day begins at 7.30pm GMT. This time, the short presentations will include...
Mar 3, 2023
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Free Talk - A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day Session 2 News
The second of our free Zoom sessions for International Women's Day begins at 2.30pm GMT. In this session, we will be introducing you to...
Mar 2, 2023
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Free Talk - A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day Session 1 News
Will you be joining us at 10.30am GMT on Wednesday 8 March for International Women's Day? We will be telling the stories of some...
Mar 1, 2023
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A Few Forgotten Women Online for International Women's Day
To Commemorate International Women’s Day on 8 March, A Few Forgotten Women are taking their stories online. There will be three sessions...
Feb 27, 2023
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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...
Feb 26, 2023
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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...
Feb 25, 2023
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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...
Feb 20, 2023
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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...
Feb 18, 2023
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Forgotten Women Friday 2
Following the success of our last A Few Forgotten Women Friday, when fifty-three volunteers researched the stories of seventy-four girls...
Feb 14, 2023
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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...
Feb 14, 2023
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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...
Feb 8, 2023
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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...
Jan 29, 2023
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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...
Jan 25, 2023
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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...
Jan 23, 2023
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