KP/AK/4/1 - Childhood writing book

Reference code

KP/AK/4/1

Level of description

Item

Title

Childhood writing book

Date/s

1890-1899

Quantity & Format

1 Notebook

Scope and content

Handwritten notebook (black, paperback) kept by Annie Kenney during her early adulthood in Oldham. Annie joined the WSPU [Women’s Social and Political Union] in 1905 and left her family home. The notebook includes copies of inspirational quotations, poems, stories, and articles Annie found interesting at the time. Excerpts include a story called 'The West Thorpe Mystery', an article - 'Love to Our Neighbours', and an excerpt taken from Mary Wood-Allen’s 1905 book 'What a Young Woman Ought to Know.'

Existence and location of copies

Digital copies of selected pages may be viewed at Suffragette Stories: https://suffragettestories.omeka.net/items/show/126

KP - The Kenney Papers
- KP/AK - Annie Kenney
  - KP/AK/4 - Miscellaneous papers and memorabilia
    - KP/AK/4/1 - Childhood writing book

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