Interview with Margaret Finley
TitleInterview with Margaret Finley
ReferenceTAPE/122
Date
n.d.
Scope and ContentMargaret Finley was born in 1912 in Pendleton. Her father worked for the Hodgkinson iron foundry, and was paralysed in a work accident. The family had to get money from the Board of Guardians. Margaret describes the process of getting money and food vouchers, involving humiliating house inspections. She went on Presbyterian chapel trips. She joined the Young Communist League. At the age of she 14 she started work at Manglebergs then went to work at Ward and Goldstones as a braider until she had her daughter. Return to work over the war years. Husband. She describes Communist Party meetings, lectures. Neighbours. Talk about extended family. There is a Word document which gives more details.
Extent1 cassette tape and 2 digital recordings
Physical descriptionDuration: 1 hr. 33 min.
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe views and opinions expressed in the interview(s) are the interviewee’s own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Working Class Movement Library.
The interview may contain attitudes and/or language that some people may find offensive and may contain discussions of events that some people may find distressing.
The interview may contain attitudes and/or language that some people may find offensive and may contain discussions of events that some people may find distressing.
Persons keywordFinley, Margaret, Young Communist League, Communist Party of Great Britain, Ward and Goldstone
SubjectOral history, Poverty, Poor laws, Communism, Textile industry, Occupational accidents, Religion
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)