Can Any Mother Help Me?
Fifty Years of Friendship Through a Secret Magazine
Jenna Bailey(Author)
Faber & Faber (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2007
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-571-23313-7 (ISBN)
Description
When, in 1935, a young woman wrote this letter to the women's magazine "Nursery World" women from all over the country wrote back expressing similar frustrations. These women were educated and ambitious but many of their careers had been cut short by marriage. They were full of ideas and opinions but had nowhere to express them. So they decided to start a private magazine. "The Cooperative Correspondence Club" was to be a bi-monthly publication made up of articles written by the members on subjects close to their heart. Jenna Bailey has brought together this intimate and moving collection of personal stories following an extraordinary group of women.
Reviews / Votes
"'Can any mother help me? I live a very lonely life. I get so down and depressed after the children are in bed. I know it is bad to brood. Can any reader suggest an occupation that will intrigue me and cost nothing!'"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 160 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-571-23313-7 (9780571233137)
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Person
Jenna Bailey was born in Alberta, Canada, and now lives in Brighton. She studied History at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and took her Masters in Life History at the University of Sussex. She lives in Brighton and this is her first book.