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Mar 8
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...
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Feb 10
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...
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Feb 9
Events for International Women's Day
We have two things planned for International Women's Day on 8 March. We are teaming up with the Alfred Gillett Trust (home of Shoemakers'...
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Jan 23
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...
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Jan 7
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...
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Jan 6
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...
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Dec 6, 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...
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Nov 12, 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...
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Nov 4, 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...
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Oct 15, 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 ....
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Oct 11, 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,...
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Oct 7, 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...
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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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Dec 30, 2022
Betty's Story - a new forgotten woman is remembered
For the first time since we launched this site at the beginning of the month, we have a new story for you. This is the biography of Betty...
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Dec 19, 2022
Leighton Sisters' Story Updated
Following a visit to The Museum of the Mind by one of our team, we have been able to update the story of The Leighton Sisters. The Museum...
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Dec 6, 2022
Welcome to a Few Forgotten Women
We are very excited to reveal A Few Forgotten Women to the world. The aim of the project is to preserve the memory of some women who...
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