Describes working at Hillcrest, Leicester, a Poor Law Institution. Mentions Miss Ramsey, the Matron, high regard Hillcrest held in. Talks about the women and children who were admitted. Mentions discipline, tramps working at city farm to earn keep. Talks about patients in the hospital part of the institute. Describes 'rough' area around Hillcrest. Briefly mentions working at Towers Hospital, Leicester, then returning to Hillcrest. Mentions being attacked by patients, use of drugs and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Talks about cafes, such as Oriental, frequented in Leicester, names others
Recalls unemployment, poverty, in Grassmore, Derbyshire. Explains how found work in Leicester. Talks...
Recalls childhood in Leicester, including attending a playschool in Belgrave Road. Talks about her f...
Talks about upbringing in, and workings of, Mountsorrel Workhouse, Leicestershire, where parents wer...
Brief description of homelife in Highfields, Leicester. Explains how she became nurse at Hillcrest H...
Recalls growing up in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire and Belper, Derbyshire. Describes her immediate fami...
Joint interview with sisters. Recalls childhood in Leicester, including parents' work and school at ...
Describes family background, joining committee at CWS Printing Works, meeting husband at Moat Road N...
Recalls school at Hinckley council school and vague recollection of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Descr...
Brief mention of mistreatment at St John's School, Leicester. Describes work at Welford Manufacturin...
Gives brief family background, lack of money stopping further education, joining Wolsey hosiery, Lei...
Outlines being born crippled, in and out of hospital to age 14. Explains father's job as clicker in ...
Outlines career progression from office worker, through nursing at several hospitals, to working at ...
Recalls childhood in Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Describes feeling left out when joined Corah's hosi...
Recalls childhood in Belgrave, Leicester at the turn of the 20th Century. Mentions attending Belgrav...
Brief outline of family background up to arrival in Leicester to attend commercial school on New Wal...
Recalls unemployment, poverty, in Grassmore, Derbyshire. Explains how found work in Leicester. Talks...
Recalls childhood in Leicester, including attending a playschool in Belgrave Road. Talks about her f...
Talks about upbringing in, and workings of, Mountsorrel Workhouse, Leicestershire, where parents wer...
Brief description of homelife in Highfields, Leicester. Explains how she became nurse at Hillcrest H...
Recalls growing up in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire and Belper, Derbyshire. Describes her immediate fami...
Joint interview with sisters. Recalls childhood in Leicester, including parents' work and school at ...
Describes family background, joining committee at CWS Printing Works, meeting husband at Moat Road N...
Recalls school at Hinckley council school and vague recollection of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Descr...
Brief mention of mistreatment at St John's School, Leicester. Describes work at Welford Manufacturin...
Gives brief family background, lack of money stopping further education, joining Wolsey hosiery, Lei...
Outlines being born crippled, in and out of hospital to age 14. Explains father's job as clicker in ...
Outlines career progression from office worker, through nursing at several hospitals, to working at ...
Recalls childhood in Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Describes feeling left out when joined Corah's hosi...
Recalls childhood in Belgrave, Leicester at the turn of the 20th Century. Mentions attending Belgrav...
Brief outline of family background up to arrival in Leicester to attend commercial school on New Wal...
Recalls unemployment, poverty, in Grassmore, Derbyshire. Explains how found work in Leicester. Talks...
Recalls childhood in Leicester, including attending a playschool in Belgrave Road. Talks about her f...
Talks about upbringing in, and workings of, Mountsorrel Workhouse, Leicestershire, where parents wer...