Women and Families: An Oral History 1940 - 1970

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Women and Families: An Oral History 1940 - 1970

Elizabeth Roberts

Description

This is an account of three English working-class communities in England from 1940 to 1970. The story is told through the words and memories of those who lived through it. The book is at once vivid, moving and eye-opening.

About the Author

Elizabeth Roberts is Director of the Centre for North-West Regional Studies in Lancaster University. She is a social/ oral historian with a particular interest in women's and family history. Born in Barrow-in-Furness, she has spent most of her life in the North West and is involved in the local community as a magistrate and school governor.

Features

A unique account of three decades of social change by England's foremost oral historian
Descides the loss of community, the privatized family and the changing roles of women.

Series

Family, Sexuality and Social Relations in Past Times

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