by howl | Jan 9, 2026 | 1978, 1979, 1980s, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, First memories of getting involved, Groups
Michele Grant I arrived at Essex University straight from my comprehensive school in Liverpool. I had no money as I was expecting to pick up a cheque with my full grant which was to cover all my needs. How lucky we were in those days, except that the cheque didn’t...
by howl | Jan 9, 2026 | 1978, 1979, 1980s, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, campaigns, Culture, First memories of getting involved, Women at work
Lynne Friedli 1978 – 1981 – history/literature undergraduate 1981 – 1988 – ph.d student Cross dressing, hermaphrodites and feminist debates in 18th century France and England I was working on reception in a hotel in Dedham when I first came...
by howl | Jun 3, 2025 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980s, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, Culture, Publishing
by Amanda Sebestyen One of the amazing things about nearing 80 is that suddenly younger people want to know what you did in the past. We’ve become history! Not just to be written about by other people, but to tell it how we experienced it. Last year Tate Britain...
by howl | Jan 27, 2025 | 1980s, 1987, Culture, Discovering/Exploring Historical material, Groups, Relationships, sex, family, Theatre/Writing
by Tierl Thompson In 1987 the Women’s Press published my book Dear Girl: the diaries and letters of two working women 1897-1917. The following is my description of how the extraordinary material came to light. It was 1981. Or 1982. Or thereabouts. Knowing the exact...
