I left school to housekeep for my father [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorHenderson, Ivy, 1909 - 2004; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionInterview with Ivy Henderson (nee Watson). Biographical details -- Plympton School -- Forest Street 47 years -- Left school at 15 to housekeep for father -- Mother died when she was nine -- Fulltime housekeeper-daughter, wife, mother and grandmother -- Compares changing attitudes to women's roles, and to education, birth, death, courtship, and marriage -- Moved to East Street 1956 where she has lived ever sinceImprint[1984]Collation1 sound cassette ( min.) + transcript ( leaves) + Collateral ( leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1984NotesInterview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 3rd February 1984 Transcription by: Access: Open Transcript includedContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL:Dewey ClassOH/HENAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000223473LocationOral History Collection

PeopleIvy HendersonSubjectPlympton CollectionOral History Collection

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