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Five More Women's Stories Told
A pot pourri of stories for you today. Two more are women born in 1819, part of Victoria's cohort. You can read about Mary Mindham and...
Sep 19
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Forgotten Women Friday 17 October - still time to volunteer
We still have space for a few more volunteers for our next Forgotten Women Friday collaborative research day on 17 October. We will be...
Sep 9
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9 More Assorted Stories
We are gradually catching up with our backlog of stories to be uploaded. Today, we offer your seven more from Victoria's Cohort; those...
Sep 1
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8 Stories from Victoria's Cohort and Two More
There's been a lovely number of stories submitted lately, so apologies if you are waiting for yours to appear. Here are ten more and...
Aug 18
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Announcing our First Forgotten Women Friday in Northern Ireland
We are pleased to announce that our next Forgotten Women Friday will be on 17 October, when we will be looking at women who were working...
Aug 7
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A Pot Pourri of Stories
The stories from the Forgotten Women Friday focussing on women born in 1819 are coming in thick and fast and we will be uploading more...
Aug 1
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It is our 400th Story!
We are excited to announce that we have now uploaded our 400th story to the website. It was only November when we hit 300, so a huge...
Jul 18
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First Seven Stories from Victoria's Cohort
The first stories from Friday's Forgotten Women Friday are now on the website and you can read them here . All these women were born in...
Jul 15
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More Stories from Dorchester Prison
We have just uploaded six more stories of prisoners and staff from Dorchester Prison. These include the biographies of eight women. You...
May 30
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New Stories from Dorchester Prison and Elsewhere
We have added nine more Dorchester Prison stories to the website today. Here you can read about Ann Chard, Martha Croucher, Margaret...
May 15
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Join us for the Next Forgotten Women Friday 11 July
Our ninth Forgotten Women Friday, collaborative research project, is on 11 July. If you are new to Forgotten Women Fridays, there is more...
May 14
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Eight more Stories from Dorchester Prison
We have just uploaded the stories of eight more ladies associated with Dorchester Prison. You can read about prison warder Rachel Virtue...
Apr 20
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New Opportunity for Forgotten Women Friday Everyday
We know that our volunteers look forward to our Forgotten Women Fridays and wish they came round more often. You don't have to wait. We...
Mar 8
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Stories of Seven Women from Refuges for Fallen Women are Uploaded
We now have seven more stories of women who were associated with homes for fallen women to share. This batch covers all the homes that we...
Feb 10
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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
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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 . Â We...
Jan 7
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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
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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
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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
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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
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