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She had 13 children, two of whom died in infancy. Of course contraception was unheard of, divorce a disgrace for the whole family. She & our father were married for seventy years. Of course, by this time I imagine your education will have told you history of these times — the hypocrisy & cant, class divisions, wealth & poverty & never shall one mix with the other. There was no TV etc, I was 14 years old before I saw or heard Radio or spoke on a telephone. There was not the technology of today. The first Great War 1914-1918 was to come, after that things started to change rapidly. & women began to think for themselves. I left school at 14, though my teachers told me I was brainy & should go on, but there was not the money for me to go to Further education