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Two Sarahs, Mary and Martha
Four more linen worker women for you today. Meet Martha Ross, Sarah Jane Scott, Sarah Magee and Mary Elizabeth McComb. Their stories can be found here .
3 days ago
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A Pot Pourri of Women's Stories
We have a real mixture of stories for you this time, as we catch up on some previous Forgotten Women Friday submissions. There are also the new stand-alone stories of Harriet Basham , Mary Ann Elizabeth 'Polly' Stebbings and Sophia Pleasance Sparham . We always welcome submissions such as this. From Dorchester Prison , we have added Maria Dawson, as well as short stories of women who spent time as prisoners or staff at the prison. These include, Mary Ann Burden, Sarah Gillar
Nov 25
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Bumper Crop of Ulster Linen Workers now Online
Another eleven stories have been added to our website today. You can access them and the earlier stories in this category here . The women concerned are: Martha Barron, Sarah Ellen Beck, Mary Elizabeth Bennett, Anna Bella Castles, Rachel Gillespie, Matilda Hadden, Emily Lowden, Lizzie McCart, Mary Ann McGauhey, Margaret Nicholson and Emily Taylor. We hope you will enjoy these stories of women who worker in the Ulster linen industry in the early years of the twentieth century.
Nov 10
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New Forgotten Women Friday - Post Office Workers - Call for Volunteers
It is time to unveil our next Forgotten Women Friday. For details of how these collaborative research days work see here . On 23 January, we will be researching women who worked for the Post Office and we are looking for volunteers to help us. More details about the project and a sample story are on this webpage . Contact us if you'd like to take part.
Nov 8
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Eleven Ulster Linen Workers have their Stories Told
The stories created from our recent Forgotten Women Friday are arriving in our inbox. Today, we have eleven more for you to read. They are Jane Bingham, Catherine Brady, Annie Donaldson, Sarah Doyle, Anne Haskis, Margaret Ludlow, Jeannie MacLean, Sarah Jane Mallard, Jane McKinney, Margaret Sneddon and Margaret Ann Turkington. You can find their stories here .
Oct 26
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Weston Park Servants - Celebrating International Day of the Girl with stories and a new Forgotten Women Friday Everyday
This year, for International Day of the Girl, we have a series of offerings inspired by some of those who appear in the Weston Park...
Oct 11
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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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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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Five more Stories from Victoria's Cohort
We have uploaded another five stories of women who were born in the same year as Queen Victoria and more are in the pipeline. For now,...
Jul 23
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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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Three Pupils and a Prisoner
Following team member Helen’s excellent recent presentations about the West of England School for the Deaf to the Society for One-Place...
Jun 12
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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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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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