Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/61/37/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Date05 July 1969
DescriptionTracks 1 - 13: Actuality with Mrs Ashworth from Walton, West Yorkshire and Charles Parker. Mrs Ashworth describes her time at secretarial college and being taught elocution to eradicate her broad Yorkshire accent. She discusses how she felt about losing her accent and the teaching methods, and how her family reacted to the way she spoke. Mrs Ashworth also describes daily life at the girls' high school that she attended. She describes applying for jobs and attending interviews for secretarial work. She talks about her first job at an engineering firm. Mrs Ashworth talks about the competitiveness between the young women at the high school.

Total: 33.11 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0066580
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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