A Few Forgotten Women
@afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social
A group of ladies preserving the stories of forgotten women of the past.
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4 more linen worker stories #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/two-sar...
Two Sarahs, Mary and Martha
Four more linen worker women for you today. Meet Martha Ross, Sarah Jane Scott, Sarah Magee and Mary Elizabeth McComb. Their stories can be found here.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
4 more linen worker stories #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/two-sar...
A collection of new stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/a-pot-p... #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #SocialHistory
A Pot Pourri of Women's Stories
We have a real mixture of stories for you this time, as we catch up on some previous Forgotten Women Friday submissions. There are also the new stand-alone stories of Harriet Basham, Mary Ann Elizabet...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A collection of new stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/a-pot-p... #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #SocialHistory
We've been adding more stories of Ulster linen workers #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #SocialHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/bumper-...
Bumper Crop of Ulster Linen Workers now Online
Another eleven stories have been added to our website today. You can access them and the earlier stories in this category here. The women concerned are: Martha Barron, Sarah Ellen Beck, Mary Elizabeth...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We've been adding more stories of Ulster linen workers #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory #SocialHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/bumper-...
New #ForgottenWomenFriday call for volunteers www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/new-for...
New Forgotten Women Friday - Post Office Workers - Call for Volunteers
It is time to unveil our next Forgotten Women Friday. For details of how these collaborative research days work see here. On 23 January, we will be researching women who worked for the Post Office and...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New #ForgottenWomenFriday call for volunteers www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/new-for...
11 more #ForgottenWomen have their stories told #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #UlsterHistory
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Eleven Ulster Linen Workers have their Stories Told
The stories created from our recent Forgotten Women Friday are arriving in our inbox. Today, we have eleven more for you to read. They are Jane Bingham, Catherine Brady, Annie Donaldson, Sarah Doyle, ...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
11 more #ForgottenWomen have their stories told #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #UlsterHistory
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Reposted by A Few Forgotten Women
The first stories from yesterday's #ForgottenWomenFriday are now available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/the-fir... Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #UlsterHistory
The First Ulster Linen Stories
After a very successful Forgotten Women Friday yesterday, when many of us learned much about Irish research, we present the first stories. Already, some trends are emerging. Many of the women died you...
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October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The first stories from yesterday's #ForgottenWomenFriday are now available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/the-fir... Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #UlsterHistory
The first stories from yesterday's #ForgottenWomenFriday are now available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/the-fir... Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #UlsterHistory
The First Ulster Linen Stories
After a very successful Forgotten Women Friday yesterday, when many of us learned much about Irish research, we present the first stories. Already, some trends are emerging. Many of the women died you...
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October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The first stories from yesterday's #ForgottenWomenFriday are now available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/the-fir... Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #UlsterHistory
... and that's a wrap, for a other #ForgottenWomenFriday.
Thanks to everyone who popped into the zoom and hope the research goes well, looking forward to reading the stories as they come in
Thanks to everyone who popped into the zoom and hope the research goes well, looking forward to reading the stories as they come in
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October 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
... and that's a wrap, for a other #ForgottenWomenFriday.
Thanks to everyone who popped into the zoom and hope the research goes well, looking forward to reading the stories as they come in
Thanks to everyone who popped into the zoom and hope the research goes well, looking forward to reading the stories as they come in
Some interesting stories emerging from our #ForgottenWomenFriday on the #IrishLinen industry
Let us know how you are getting on if you are researching
Let us know how you are getting on if you are researching
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October 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Some interesting stories emerging from our #ForgottenWomenFriday on the #IrishLinen industry
Let us know how you are getting on if you are researching
Let us know how you are getting on if you are researching
Fun fact for our #IrishLinen themed #ForgottenWomenFriday
In the year 1903, enough linen was woven in Ireland to wrap a six-foot wide strip around the earth.
In the year 1903, enough linen was woven in Ireland to wrap a six-foot wide strip around the earth.
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Fun fact for our #IrishLinen themed #ForgottenWomenFriday
In the year 1903, enough linen was woven in Ireland to wrap a six-foot wide strip around the earth.
In the year 1903, enough linen was woven in Ireland to wrap a six-foot wide strip around the earth.
We will soon be opening up the Zoom for another #ForgottenWomenFriday this time researching Irish Linen workers. Who are you researching?
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October 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
We will soon be opening up the Zoom for another #ForgottenWomenFriday this time researching Irish Linen workers. Who are you researching?
Don't forget that there are resources on our website too. We've just added more for those researching the history of mental health and asylums #SocialHistory #MentalHealth #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/mentalhealth
Mental Health | Few Forgotten Women
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October 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Don't forget that there are resources on our website too. We've just added more for those researching the history of mental health and asylums #SocialHistory #MentalHealth #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/mentalhealth
@afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social are out and about today at the @shropshirefhs.bsky.social Talking Family History Live day.
Great talk on what the #FewForgottenWomen team is all about by Ann - @gwilymsmum.bsky.social
We also have a stall with Ann and Margaret @researchdogsbody.bsky.social
Great talk on what the #FewForgottenWomen team is all about by Ann - @gwilymsmum.bsky.social
We also have a stall with Ann and Margaret @researchdogsbody.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
@afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social are out and about today at the @shropshirefhs.bsky.social Talking Family History Live day.
Great talk on what the #FewForgottenWomen team is all about by Ann - @gwilymsmum.bsky.social
We also have a stall with Ann and Margaret @researchdogsbody.bsky.social
Great talk on what the #FewForgottenWomen team is all about by Ann - @gwilymsmum.bsky.social
We also have a stall with Ann and Margaret @researchdogsbody.bsky.social
Some stories and a new #ForgottenWomenFriday for #InternationalDayoftheGirl #DomesticServants #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/weston-...
Weston Park Servants - Celebrating International Day of the Girl with stories and a new Forgotten Women Friday Everyday
This year, for International Day of the Girl, we have a series of offerings inspired by some of those who appear in the Weston Park Servants' Database. Weston Park is a 1000+ acre estate that straddle...
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October 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
5 new stories uploaded today www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/five-mo... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory
Five More Women's Stories Told
A pot pourri of stories for you today. Two more are women born in 1819, part of Victoria's cohort. You can read about Mary Mindham and Charlotte Leech here. There are two women who attended The Mount ...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
5 new stories uploaded today www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/five-mo... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory
Will you be one of our volunteers? #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistiry #SocialHistory #UlsterHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/forgott...
Forgotten Women Friday 17 October - still time to volunteer
We still have space for a few more volunteers for our next Forgotten Women Friday collaborative research day on 17 October. We will be looking at women who were working in the linen industry in Ulster...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Will you be one of our volunteers? #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistiry #SocialHistory #UlsterHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/forgott...
9 more new stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/9-more-... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #SocialHistory
9 More Assorted Stories
We are gradually catching up with our backlog of stories to be uploaded. Today, we offer your seven more from Victoria's Cohort; those born in 1819. They are Sarah Bickley, Ann Goy, Mary Hinton, Rebec...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
9 more new stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/9-more-... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #SocialHistory
More stories now added, with more on the way #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/8-stori...
8 Stories from Victoria's Cohort and Two More
There's been a lovely number of stories submitted lately, so apologies if you are waiting for yours to appear. Here are ten more and there are others in the pipeline. Today we have added eight more wo...
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August 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
More stories now added, with more on the way #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/8-stori...
As we work on processing stories from our last Forgotten Women Friday, we are now seeking volunteers for the next one www.fewforgottenwomen.com/linen #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory
Northern Irish Linen Workers | Few Forgotten Women
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August 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
As we work on processing stories from our last Forgotten Women Friday, we are now seeking volunteers for the next one www.fewforgottenwomen.com/linen #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory
We have more 1819 stories on their way but for now, here is a mix of other stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/a-pot-p... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #SocialHistory
A Pot Pourri of Stories
The stories from the Forgotten Women Friday focussing on women born in 1819 are coming in thick and fast and we will be uploading more soon; thank you very much to all the volunteers. Today though, we...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
We have more 1819 stories on their way but for now, here is a mix of other stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/a-pot-p... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #SocialHistory
Another 5 women's stories are added to our website #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #SocialHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/five-mo...
Five more Stories from Victoria's Cohort
We have uploaded another five stories of women who were born in the same year as Queen Victoria and more are in the pipeline. For now, please meet Eliza Baker, Mary Bickley, Elizabeth Dixon, Mary Edge...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Another 5 women's stories are added to our website #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #SocialHistory www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/five-mo...
Our 400th Story! Thank you everyone. www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/it-is-o...
#familyhistory #genealogy #socialhistory #womenshistory
#familyhistory #genealogy #socialhistory #womenshistory
It is our 400th Story!
We are excited to announce that we have now uploaded our 400th story to the website. It was only November when we hit 300, so a huge thank you to all our lovely volunteers who have made this possible ...
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July 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Our 400th Story! Thank you everyone. www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/it-is-o...
#familyhistory #genealogy #socialhistory #womenshistory
#familyhistory #genealogy #socialhistory #womenshistory
More exciting news
July 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
More exciting news
The first stories from Friday's Forgotten Women Friday are now available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/first-s... Many thanks to all who contributed #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #SocialHistory #WomensHistory
First Seven Stories from Victoria's Cohort
The first stories from Friday's Forgotten Women Friday are now on the website and you can read them here. All these women were born in 1819, the same year as Queen Victoria but had very different expe...
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July 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The first stories from Friday's Forgotten Women Friday are now available www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/first-s... Many thanks to all who contributed #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #SocialHistory #WomensHistory
... and that's a wrap, thank you all new volunteers and old friends, lovely to see so many of you today
#ForgottenWomenFriday
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#ForgottenWomenFriday
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July 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
... and that's a wrap, thank you all new volunteers and old friends, lovely to see so many of you today
#ForgottenWomenFriday
#Born1819
#ForgottenWomenFriday
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