Showing posts with label Annot Robinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Annot Robinson. Show all posts
Monday, 25 August 2025

Alex Park ......... the people’s park ........ remembering a century and bit of protest

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It was Keir Hardie who called Alex Park “the people’s park” in 1893 and I rather think that remains a pretty good alternative name for the ...
Sunday, 1 June 2025

Annot Robinson ........ revisiting a remarkable woman

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I have decided to revisit  Annot Robinson *. Mrs Annot before her marriage to Sam Robinson I first came across her   in an  excell...
Wednesday, 3 July 2024

Annot Robinson ........

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Annot before her marriage to Sam Robinson I have decided to revisit Annot Robinson .* I first came across her in an excellent account...
Friday, 15 July 2022

Sharing the Square with Mrs. Pankhurst ............

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Now the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter’s Square remains a popular one.* Mrs. Pankhurst, 2022 On any one day there will be someone...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019

"no women taking on a man’s work will be receiving a man’s wage" ............stories from the Great War

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“Women will most certainly have to take the place of men.   There is already a shortage of men workers in Manchester  but so far as I a...
Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Standing in front of Annie Kenney and Mrs Pankhurst .......

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Now, amongst all the press coverage of the unveiling of the statues of Ememeline Pankhurst in Manchester and that of Annie Kenney in Oldham...
Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Women and the Great War, part 1 ............ Barnet Postwomen circa 1914-18

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Now there is a lot of sloppy history presented to us and some of is about the role of women in the two world wars. The received package...