A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives
Kate Carruthers Thomas
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About A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives
Kate Carruthers Thomas retraces the lives of her grandmothers and great-grandmothers over ten generations, telling stories of women’s lives: the hidden side of family history.
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- Kate Carruthers Thomas
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- society & culture
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- en
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- First episode
- 8 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 12 Aug 2024
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14 episodes in the feed.
12 Aug 2024
A Few Forgotten Women
This second bonus episode of A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives features an interview with three members of the A Few Forgotten Women team: Margaret Roberts, Mandy Geary and Helen Shields. They are all experienced family historians and work with nine other women to uncover and preserve the memories of just some of those women which might otherwise be lost. In the episode Margaret, Mandy and Helen explain the origin of the A Few Forgotten Women initiative, give some examples of their varied work and tell listeners how they can get involved in the forthcoming Forgotten Women Friday! A Few Forgotten Women https://www.fewforgottenwomen.com/ (https://www.fewforgottenwomen.com/) A Few Forgotten Women Fridays https://www.fewforgottenwomen.com/general-6 (https://www.fewforgottenwomen.com/general-6) Margaret Roberts: https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/ (https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/) X:@researchdogbody Mandy Geary: X: @TheRootsGenie, Threads: @mandytherootsgenie Insta: @mandytherootsgenie All About That Place 2024 https://bit.ly/3M22zPu (https://bit.ly/3M22zPu) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for updates to my website thinkthreeways.com (thinkthreeways.com) KEEP IN TOUCH: e: kate.thomas@bcu.ac.uk (mailto:kate.thomas@bcu.ac.uk) w: Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
18 Jul 2024
Creating Feminist Walks
Creating Feminist Walks This bonus episode of A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives features an interview with Professor Maggie O’Neill (https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/), feminist, sociologist and criminologist at University College. In it, Maggie talks about creating four feminist walks: in Durham, London, Newcastle and Cork. LINKS Professor Maggie O’Neill. https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/ (https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/) Professor Misha Myers https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/las/professor-misha-myers (https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/las/professor-misha-myers) Other walking artists who have influenced Maggie: · Dee Heddon https://walkinglibraryproject.wordpress.com/about-us/ (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/gvaEC6z8YcVPO49UpjIEV?domain=walkinglibraryproject.wordpress.com/) · Clare Qualmann https://clarequalmann.co.uk/ (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_5-ZC7W3DCEzpB6UWXdp9?domain=clarequalmann.co.uk/) Jan Haaken https://www.jhaaken.com/ (https://www.jhaaken.com/) Feminist Walk - Searching for Asylum https://vimeo.com/176763871 (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/AYEdC0XRATJkoAWHOddrl?domain=vimeo.com) Walk of the Heroines. Portland State University https://www.pdx.edu/heroines/ (https://www.pdx.edu/heroines/) Dr Nelli Stavropoulou https://www.open.ac.uk/people/ns9939 (https://www.open.ac.uk/people/ns9939) Feminists Walking in the City https://walkingborders.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/feminists-walking-in-the-city/comment-page-1/ (https://walkingborders.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/feminists-walking-in-the-city/comment-page-1/) Holly Argent https://anne.art/artist/holly-argent/ (https://anne.art/artist/holly-argent/) Women Artists of the North-East www.womenartistsnelibrary.co.uk (http://www.womenartistsnelibrary.co.uk) A Feminist Walk of Newcastle: · https://www.walkingborders.com/post/a-feminist-walk-in-newcastle (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/xeYZC8B2XsOXvyMU2VxVn?domain=walkingborders.com) · Podcast from Sociological Review Undisciplining Conference: https://thesociologicalreview.org/projects/undisciplining/the-undisciplining-sessions/developing-a-feminist-walk-of-newcastle/ (https://thesociologicalreview.org/projects/undisciplining/the-undisciplining-sessions/developing-a-feminist-walk-of-newcastle/) A Feminist Walk of Cork https://www.feministwalkcork.ie/ (https://www.feministwalkcork.ie/) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for updates to thinkthreeways.com KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: kate.thomas@bcu.ac.uk (mailto:kate.thomas@bcu.ac.uk) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
15 Jul 2024
11. Making a Feminist Family History
In the final episode of A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives, I reflect on my experiences of creating this podcast series about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers. I’m also in conversation with Professor Maggie O’Neill, an expert in biographical and walking research. REFERENCES Light, A. (2014 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin. (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862 (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862)) Meinzer, K. (2019) So You Want To Start a Podcast. Harper Collins. Professor Maggie O’Neill. https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/ (https://www.professormaggieoneill.com/) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for updates to www.thinkthreeways.com KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
8 Jul 2024
10. Jennet: A Letter to Martha
The eighth and final story of this podcast series about my grandmothers and six of my great-grandmothers. This week we’re back in England, in the north-west, in the 1600s. After the English Civil War, religious dissent is on the rise and Jennet Greenhow, my tenth maternal great-grandmother is caught up in the rise of early Quakerism. You can now listen to this podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Audible. REFERENCES Quakers in Britain (https://www.quaker.org.uk/history-of-quakers) Grubb, M. (2002) The Quakers of Mosedale. Mosedale Preparative Meeting. 2e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for ongoing updates to thinkthreeways.com KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages. https://www.quaker.org.uk/history-of-quakers
1 Jul 2024
9. Margrit: The Planter's Wife
Continuing the series of stories about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers, this week’s episode crosses the Atlantic to what was the British colony of Maryland to tell the story of my seventh maternal great-grandmother, Margrit McClester. You can now listen to this podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Audible. REFERENCES Carr, L.G and Walsh, L.S (1977) The Planter’s Wife: The Experience of White Women in Seventeenth Century Maryland. The William and Mary Quarterly, 34:4 pp. 542-571. Conditions in the Early Colonies, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/wibconditionsearlycoloniesfinal.pdf (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/wibconditionsearlycoloniesfinal.pdf) Life in Colonial America Prior to the Revolutionary War. American Battlefield Trust. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/life-colonial-america-prior-revolutionary-war (https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/life-colonial-america-prior-revolutionary-war) McMillen, C.W. (2016) Pandemics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. US history: https://www.ushistory.org (https://www.ushistory.org) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for ongoing updates to thinkthreeways.com KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
24 Jun 2024
8. The Life and Times of Philadelphia Carruthers
Continuing the series of stories about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers, this week’s episode moves to Scotland to find out about my sixth paternal great-grandmother, Philadelphia Carruthers. This episode manages to combine clan politics and Hello magazine! You can now listen to this podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Audible. REFERENCES Heirs of Enslavement Podcast with Laura Trevelyan and Clive Lewis. Persephonica Richard Drax: Jamaica eyes slavery reparations from Tory MP BBC News 30/11/22 David Harewood: Portrait to diversify Harewood House art collection BBC News 606/03/23 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for ongoing updates to www.thinkthreeways.com KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com · Think Three Ways website - project pages.
10 Jun 2024
7. Catherine Kneebone. What Might Have Been.
Catherine Kneebone: What Might Have Been. Continuing the series of stories about my grandmothers and great-grandmothers, this week’s episode stars another Cornishwoman, Catherine Kneebone, my fourth maternal great-grandmother. Plus I admit to taking a wrong turn! This podcast can now be found on Apple Podcasts Connect: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-feminist-family-history-in-eight-lives/id1748422593 REFERENCES Du Maurier, D. (1967) Vanishing Cornwall. London: Victor Gollancz. Light, A. (2014 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin. (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862 (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862)) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! · Thanks to Ben Robertson for updates to thinkthreeways.com KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
3 Jun 2024
6. The Genealogical Road Trip
In a different sort of episode, find out about one of the key methods I use to research and recreate the lives and stories of my grandmothers and great-grandmothers: the genealogical road trip! Come with me on the South West Sojourn and the North East Excursion! REFERENCES Beamish: The Living Museum of the North East https://www.beamish.org.uk/ (https://www.beamish.org.uk/) Kresen Kernow https://kresenkernow.org/ (https://kresenkernow.org/) Light, A. (20?? ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin. (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862 (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862)) Royal William Yard https://royalwilliamyard.com/ (https://royalwilliamyard.com/) The Box https://www.theboxplymouth.com/ (https://www.theboxplymouth.com/) The Newlyn Archive https://newlynarchive.org.uk/ (https://newlynarchive.org.uk/) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
27 May 2024
5. Catharine Dolphin: Parallel Lives
Meet Catharine Dolphin (1841-1922), my maternal great-great grandmother, who was born into wealth but lived and died in a pit village. How social stigma led family members to live parallel lives. REFERENCES Edgerton, D. (2018) The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth Century History. London: Allen Lane. Elliott, B. (2014) Tracing your Coalmining Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. Horn, P. (2016). My ancestor was in service: A guide to sources for family historians London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Limited. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · Think Three Ways website - project (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) pages.
20 May 2024
4. Anna: From Service to Shipyard
Meet Anna Rookley (1858-1949), my paternal great-grandmother, whose long life was lived in the shadow of the shipyards. The hidden side of family history. Thanks to Rodda Thomas for his contribution to this episode. REFERENCES · Horn, P., (2016). My ancestor was in service: A guide to sources for family historians London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Limited. · Titanic Belfast. https://www.titanicbelfast.com/ (https://www.titanicbelfast.com/) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS · Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com · Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! KEEP IN TOUCH: · e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) · X: @drkcarrutherst · My website: www.thinkthreeways.com (http://www.thinkthreeways.com) o https://www.thinkthreeways.com/feminist-family-history-in-eight-lives-the-podcast/ (https://www.thinkthreeways.com/feminist-family-history-in-eight-lives-the-podcast/) o https://www.thinkthreeways.com/artwork/graphic-social-science/a-feminist-family-history-in-eight-lives/ (https://www.thinkthreeways.com/artwork/graphic-social-science/a-feminist-family-history-in-eight-lives/)
6 May 2024
3. Gladys: Grandma in Cornwall
Meet Gladys (1898-1978), my paternal grandmother, proud Cornishwoman and ace dressmaker. REFERENCES The Newlyn Archive (2018). Newlyn At War 1939-1945 https://newlynarchive.org.uk/product/newlyn-at-war/ The Newlyn School https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/n/newlyn-school (https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/n/newlyn-school) Elizabeth Armstrong Forbes https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/elizabeth-forbes-189 (https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/elizabeth-forbes-189) Cornwall Yesteryear, Today and Dreckly. A Short History of West End Stores, Redruth by Charles Sibthorpe. https://cornwallyesteryear.com/a-short-history-of-west-end-stores-redruth-by-charles-sibthorpe/ (https://cornwallyesteryear.com/a-short-history-of-west-end-stores-redruth-by-charles-sibthorpe/) National Maritime Museum, Cornwall. Operation Ariel and Falmouth – June 1940. https://www.maritimeviews.co.uk/focus-on-falmouth/operation-ariel-and-falmouth/ (https://www.maritimeviews.co.uk/focus-on-falmouth/operation-ariel-and-falmouth/) The Cornish Bird: Cornwall’s Hidden History Blog. Wartime Cornwall – A Haven For the French Resistance and Europe’s Refugees. https://cornishbirdblog.com/wartime-cornwall-a-haven-for-the-french-resistance-europes-refugees/ (https://cornishbirdblog.com/wartime-cornwall-a-haven-for-the-french-resistance-europes-refugees/) Falmouth Official. D-Day Landings. https://www.falmouth.co.uk/d-day-landings/ (https://www.falmouth.co.uk/d-day-landings/) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! KEEP IN TOUCH: in8lives@gmail.com X @drkcarrutherst insta - @femfamhistory www.thinkthreeways.com
29 Apr 2024
2. Lillian: A Twentieth Century Life
Meet Lillian (1907-1989), my maternal grandmother and hear her story from coalmining community to wartime London. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips! REFERENCES Beamish: The Living Museum of the North https://www.beamish.org.uk/ (https://www.beamish.org.uk/) Elliott, Brian A., (2014). Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. Renton, D. (2006). Crossing occupation borders: migration to the north-east of England History in Focus: Migration. Issue 11. https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Migration/articles/renton.html (https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Migration/articles/renton.html) KEEP IN TOUCH: e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) X: @drkcarrutherst #FFH8 insta: @femfamhistory
22 Apr 2024
1. All the People in the Tree?
How we do family history has changed remarkably in the last twenty years. What hasn't changed is whose stories get told. Introducing a new series focusing on women's lives. Further Information Light, A. (2015 ) Common People: The History of an English Family, Penguin Books. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862 (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56773/common-people-by-light-alison/9780141039862) Beamish: The Living Museum of the North https://www.beamish.org.uk/ (https://www.beamish.org.uk/) e: in8lives@gmail.com (mailto:in8lives@gmail.com) insta: @femfamhistory Find out more about this project by heading to my website www.thinkthreeways.com (http://www.thinkthreeways.com) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!
8 Apr 2024
A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives
Trailer for a podcast series, starting 22 April 2024. In A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives Kate Carruthers Thomas is a re-creates the stories of her grandmothers and six great-grandmothers over ten generations. The family history which too often remains out of sight. FURTHER INFORMATION e: in8lives@gmail.com insta: @femfamhistory Find out more about this project by heading to my website www.thinkthreeways.com (https://bit.ly/49sNFLA) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Music: Thinking Ahead. https://www.purple-planet.com Thanks to Dr Suzanne Albary for inspiration and top tips!
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