Writing Lives

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Writing Lives

Writing Lives

@Writing__Lives

Online research project on Working-Class #Autobiography by final-year English students @LJMU. Visit our blog for #memoirs + resources #writinglives

Liverpool Katılım Mart 2013
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Amanda Irene Seligman
Amanda Irene Seligman@AmandaISeligman·
A question for #twitterstorians. A grad student asked me for examples of historians who use poetry among their primary sources. I couldn't think of any examples. Can you? Please share widely.
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Pete Orford
Pete Orford@DrPeteOrford·
Also on our Dickens MA blog, you can see posts from some of our past students on their research and experience. First up is David Stockman discussing what the Dickens MA meant for him: dickensma.wordpress.com/2020/06/04/the… 1/
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Stef Dickers
Stef Dickers@stefdickers·
Did you know we hold over 10,000 diaries of everyday folk in the Great Diary Project #archives @BishopsgateInst? Volumes & stories that might not find a home elsewhere. Here’s some lovely diaries waiting for the magic touch of our in-house Diary Guru Dr Polly North!
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Cultural and Social History
Cultural and Social History@CultSocHistory·
Our new issue is now published, with articles on agrarian capitalism, convict corpses, sodomite conspiracies, immoral seamen, female music students, and English radicalism! Read all the new articles here: tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/cur…
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Michael Herbert
Michael Herbert@MJHerbert·
Madleine Linford reviews the film "Sons of the Empire" in the Manchester Guardian on 25th May 1917. " I t is a curious fact that in picture-houses, commonly considered the lightest and least serious form of amusement, there is far the greatest evidence of the shadow of war.
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Spitalfields Life
Spitalfields Life@thegentleauthor·
A message from our patron to all supporters of the SAVE THE BETHNAL GREEN MULBERRY campaign following Friday's joyous High Court verdict that it cannot be dug up. "A great cause for rejoicing…..What wonderful news! With love, Judi"
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Writing Lives
Writing Lives@Writing__Lives·
@rjbealey @hampton1895 Thank you Ros for helping Hattie make such a rich & fascinating Author Blog on Nora Hampton & pleasure to read. Gorgeous photo of Nora here & great to discover a forgotten word for tomboy! “It was myself who got into trouble as a tom boy and ripstitch” writinglives.org/introductions/…
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NoraHampton1895
NoraHampton1895@hampton1895·
It has been an amazing experience talking to Nora's daughter Rosemary. I have found out so much extra information about Nora's life, hobbies, interests, and education. I have also been in touch with Nora's Granddaughter Ros Campbell who has sent me some lovely images of Nora!
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North Yorkshire Archives
North Yorkshire Archives@nyccarchives·
It seems workplace parties have been around for a while! In 1866, Old Gang Smelt Mills hosted a tea party with brass bands and amusements for their workers and families, to celebrate improved working conditions [ZLB]. #HBAHHospitality
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