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How to Trace Your Family Tree: The Ultimate Guide to Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of family history and ancestry. Why is it important to learn about our family history? What can we learn from the past? And how can genealogy be fun and interesting? In this blog post, we’ll explore these questions and more. So, if you’re interested in learning more about genealogy, keep reading!
Overreaction or Censorship in the House of Commons?
When the house of commons requested an interview with editor for Mail Online Sunday and Press Lobby it might have indicated potential press censorship or sensitivity around gender equality in government offices. However, Angela Reyner remains unresolved!
Do you love binge-watching television? Here’s why you’re not alone and some great shows to get you hooked on
Binge-Watching television is becoming the norm in TV viewing, but why do we binge watch and what happens when the show is over
Misogyny in the House of Commons
Misogyny in the House of Commons in 2022 when a conservative MP attacks Angela Rayner for sitting and crossing her legs and not politics.
How to Trace Your Family Tree: The Ultimate Guide to Genealogy
If you’re looking for a way to learn more about your family history, genealogy...
Overreaction or Censorship in the House of Commons?
Have we started to introduce censorship in the House of Commons? The House of...
Do you love binge-watching television? Here’s why you’re not alone and some great shows to get you hooked on
I am a massive fan of Binge-Watching television, and I think it must have...
Misogyny in the House of Commons
It was fascinating to read in the Sunday Mail on 24 April 2022 that they ran...
My Mother
My Mother is an artist, but she doesn’t believe it
My mother has spent her life thinking that she is not intelligent, can’t do anything and has to rely on other people to sort out major issues. She believed this because when she grew up, she was repeatedly told this by those who were there to support her. Teachers, parents and employers. They were not doing anything wrong, as it was a standard theory when she grew up. She had an education and wanted to go on to college but was told that she had to go and get a job and help support the family. It was the belief that once she married, she would be at home and looking after children, so she didn’t need an education.
My mother’s experience is that you never want to play Trivial Pursuit with her as she will always will. She is one of the most intelligent women I have ever met. She travelled across the world with three young children constantly due to my father’s job, and she is one of the most creative people I know. The photo next to this narrative is one of the first quilts she made.
Why Women’s History?
The Women’s Oral History project started as an exhibition I created for Women in the First World War. However, as time went on, it became apparent that there isn’t much written about the history of everyday women and what they did or did daily. As a result, I have embarked on this project to record, recognise, and acknowledge women’s history.
This website is helping to promote my passion to celebrate women, and recording and recognise women’s contributions to our society. We are not against men, and we are not saying that the history of men is not as important. Most recorded history is gender-specific and class orientated (in the UK). We are saying that women’s history in their everyday lives is not recognised or registered. I fear that if we don’t record this history, it will get lost, and we will never know what our grandmothers, great grandmothers, aunts, mothers, sisters and daughters have done.
If you or your ancestors would like to take part or have an incredible story about one of your female relatives, please record their history here. Together, we can keep them alive. Together we can learn from their experiences, and together we remember that we have a solid history to be proud of.
Julie Farmer
Editor in Chief