If you like family or social history then this online publication will be right up your street! I’ve contributed the article about Hertha Ayrton, a pioneering British engineer, scientist and suffragette.
In the March 2023 issue of the Discover Your Ancestors Periodical you can read the following great articles:
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- Meet the court leet: Archivist Rachel Bates reveals how court leet records can provide a fascinating window into early modern society, as well as aid family history research
- Discovering Rugby, Tennessee: Helen Baggott tells the story of a utopian community which didn’t quite work as planned, but has left an interesting legacy for today
- Shocking times: Nick Thorne traces historical records for Hertha Ayrton, a pioneering British engineer and scientist overlooked because of her gender
- The madness of Ilda Orme: How do you finish writing a biography when you don’t know how the subject’s life ended? Follow Nell Darby on a fascinating and frustrating quest
- The father of self-help: Lorraine Schofield tells the story of Samuel Smiles
- History in the details: Materials – rubber
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