Today I would usually be posting over on The Blood Red Pencil, but I
invited another blogger to post about a most fascinating project.
Roseanne Rini, one of the editors with Story
Circle Network, has thirty-five
years of experience teaching college English and Women's Studies and a special
interest in women's diaries and memoirs.
Her post today is
about a book called Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of Housewife, 49, about a program in Great Britain back during the time of WWII.
Housewives were asked to keep a diary and send in their entries to a social
research program. Nella Last did that, diligently. She was, in fact, the only
one who continued to send in her posts for longer than two years. She sent
entries in for almost 30 years.
The story of Nella and the Mass Observation
social research program is fascinating.
I hope you'll link over and read Roseanne Rini's
post. If you're like me, you'll be wanting to buy the book called Nella
Last's War.
Here's the link to her post. Leave a comment there.
Heading over.
ReplyDeleteSee you there Liza.
DeleteLeft a comment. It sounds like a fascinating read.
ReplyDeleteIt does to me, too, Laura. I'm really thinking about ordering at least the first one, maybe all three.
DeleteSounds like an amazing story and an amazing woman.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the book, Susan, but I'm thinking about ordering it.
Deletewow - a whole other aspect of history from that era. Very cool discovery.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the book, yet, but I sure want to. I'd love to see that time period through her eyes and words.
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