Helen Parker-Drabble
@helenpdrabble.bsky.social
Author & ex-counsellor exploring family history through a psychological lens. Sharing stories of the Victorian era, Sheffield & memoirs of hidden resilience. helenparkerdrabble.com. 'A Victorian's Inheritance' ‘Yet’ https://tinyurl.com/3duyxdcu
CW: Victorian medical misogyny
Diagnosis for disobedient women: hysteria.
'Treatment': forced institutionalisation, sedation, loss of rights.
When Mary pursued divorce, she risked 'mad' label.
Victorian medicine pathologised resistance.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Diagnosis for disobedient women: hysteria.
'Treatment': forced institutionalisation, sedation, loss of rights.
When Mary pursued divorce, she risked 'mad' label.
Victorian medicine pathologised resistance.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 280+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
helenparkerdrabble.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
CW: Victorian medical misogyny
Diagnosis for disobedient women: hysteria.
'Treatment': forced institutionalisation, sedation, loss of rights.
When Mary pursued divorce, she risked 'mad' label.
Victorian medicine pathologised resistance.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Diagnosis for disobedient women: hysteria.
'Treatment': forced institutionalisation, sedation, loss of rights.
When Mary pursued divorce, she risked 'mad' label.
Victorian medicine pathologised resistance.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Victorian law: women were incubators.
Before 1839: Fathers had ABSOLUTE custody rights. Mothers had NONE.
Children belonged to him.
Small reforms 1839 & 1873:
→ Mothers could petition
→ BUT only if they proved 'moral fitness'
→ Fathers still presumed fit
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory
Before 1839: Fathers had ABSOLUTE custody rights. Mothers had NONE.
Children belonged to him.
Small reforms 1839 & 1873:
→ Mothers could petition
→ BUT only if they proved 'moral fitness'
→ Fathers still presumed fit
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 280+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
tinyurl.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Victorian law: women were incubators.
Before 1839: Fathers had ABSOLUTE custody rights. Mothers had NONE.
Children belonged to him.
Small reforms 1839 & 1873:
→ Mothers could petition
→ BUT only if they proved 'moral fitness'
→ Fathers still presumed fit
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory
Before 1839: Fathers had ABSOLUTE custody rights. Mothers had NONE.
Children belonged to him.
Small reforms 1839 & 1873:
→ Mothers could petition
→ BUT only if they proved 'moral fitness'
→ Fathers still presumed fit
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory
Remembering Mum, Doreen Drabble 😭 (1938-2002) on the eve of 88th birthday.
I felt closer to her when I writing about her in my my book about Dad, 'Yet' A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability. Now I feel the loss of them both again.
Taken too soon, sorely missed. 💔
I felt closer to her when I writing about her in my my book about Dad, 'Yet' A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability. Now I feel the loss of them both again.
Taken too soon, sorely missed. 💔
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Remembering Mum, Doreen Drabble 😭 (1938-2002) on the eve of 88th birthday.
I felt closer to her when I writing about her in my my book about Dad, 'Yet' A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability. Now I feel the loss of them both again.
Taken too soon, sorely missed. 💔
I felt closer to her when I writing about her in my my book about Dad, 'Yet' A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability. Now I feel the loss of them both again.
Taken too soon, sorely missed. 💔
CW: Victorian sexual health
Mary's 1875 petition: Husband Charles infected with VD.
CDA let police arrest women SUSPECTED of prostitution, force exams. Men? Never.
Mary risked 'contaminated' label. Spoke anyway.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Mary's 1875 petition: Husband Charles infected with VD.
CDA let police arrest women SUSPECTED of prostitution, force exams. Men? Never.
Mary risked 'contaminated' label. Spoke anyway.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 280+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
helenparkerdrabble.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:29 AM
CW: Victorian sexual health
Mary's 1875 petition: Husband Charles infected with VD.
CDA let police arrest women SUSPECTED of prostitution, force exams. Men? Never.
Mary risked 'contaminated' label. Spoke anyway.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Mary's 1875 petition: Husband Charles infected with VD.
CDA let police arrest women SUSPECTED of prostitution, force exams. Men? Never.
Mary risked 'contaminated' label. Spoke anyway.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory
Mary's recipe book: 133 attributed recipes from 97 women over 50 years.
Sister Elizabeth. Miss Evinson. Mrs Bunting.
Victorian recipe books=collaborative documents. Female knowledge networks.
Each attribution proved: you're still one of us.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory
Sister Elizabeth. Miss Evinson. Mrs Bunting.
Victorian recipe books=collaborative documents. Female knowledge networks.
Each attribution proved: you're still one of us.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 280+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
tinyurl.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Mary's recipe book: 133 attributed recipes from 97 women over 50 years.
Sister Elizabeth. Miss Evinson. Mrs Bunting.
Victorian recipe books=collaborative documents. Female knowledge networks.
Each attribution proved: you're still one of us.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory
Sister Elizabeth. Miss Evinson. Mrs Bunting.
Victorian recipe books=collaborative documents. Female knowledge networks.
Each attribution proved: you're still one of us.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory
Just finished another draft of Mary's book.
The Victorian Recipe Book That Sustained a Life
Her recipe book shows survival strategies: Victorian friend networks, creative resources.
Victorian women resisted quietly.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #GenHour #WomensHistory #Sheffield
The Victorian Recipe Book That Sustained a Life
Her recipe book shows survival strategies: Victorian friend networks, creative resources.
Victorian women resisted quietly.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #GenHour #WomensHistory #Sheffield
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 280+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
tinyurl.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Just finished another draft of Mary's book.
The Victorian Recipe Book That Sustained a Life
Her recipe book shows survival strategies: Victorian friend networks, creative resources.
Victorian women resisted quietly.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #GenHour #WomensHistory #Sheffield
The Victorian Recipe Book That Sustained a Life
Her recipe book shows survival strategies: Victorian friend networks, creative resources.
Victorian women resisted quietly.
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#VictorianHistory #GenHour #WomensHistory #Sheffield
Chapter 7 complete
What did fighting back look like for a Victorian woman?
Mary Allott had financial security—but not freedom. In 1873, she took a huge personal risk to challenge her marriage.
Follow her story & join the waitlist:
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#GenHour #WomensHistory #VictorianHistory
What did fighting back look like for a Victorian woman?
Mary Allott had financial security—but not freedom. In 1873, she took a huge personal risk to challenge her marriage.
Follow her story & join the waitlist:
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#GenHour #WomensHistory #VictorianHistory
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 280+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
tinyurl.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Chapter 7 complete
What did fighting back look like for a Victorian woman?
Mary Allott had financial security—but not freedom. In 1873, she took a huge personal risk to challenge her marriage.
Follow her story & join the waitlist:
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#GenHour #WomensHistory #VictorianHistory
What did fighting back look like for a Victorian woman?
Mary Allott had financial security—but not freedom. In 1873, she took a huge personal risk to challenge her marriage.
Follow her story & join the waitlist:
tinyurl.com/3faz9fah
#GenHour #WomensHistory #VictorianHistory
1861 census: Mary 'married'—but alone.
Husband in NZ with mistress. Son with paternal grandmother. Christiana later testified AGAINST Mary in court.
Victorian 'support' = men in control.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #Genealogy
Husband in NZ with mistress. Son with paternal grandmother. Christiana later testified AGAINST Mary in court.
Victorian 'support' = men in control.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #Genealogy
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
1861 census: Mary 'married'—but alone.
Husband in NZ with mistress. Son with paternal grandmother. Christiana later testified AGAINST Mary in court.
Victorian 'support' = men in control.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #Genealogy
Husband in NZ with mistress. Son with paternal grandmother. Christiana later testified AGAINST Mary in court.
Victorian 'support' = men in control.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #Genealogy
The 1861 census showed Mary Allott as 'married'.
Her husband? New Zealand. Her eldest son? Living with his grandmother streets away.
Mary's story shows us the pain.
'The Recipe Book That Sustained a Life' coming soon.
Find out more and join the waitlist helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
Her husband? New Zealand. Her eldest son? Living with his grandmother streets away.
Mary's story shows us the pain.
'The Recipe Book That Sustained a Life' coming soon.
Find out more and join the waitlist helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The 1861 census showed Mary Allott as 'married'.
Her husband? New Zealand. Her eldest son? Living with his grandmother streets away.
Mary's story shows us the pain.
'The Recipe Book That Sustained a Life' coming soon.
Find out more and join the waitlist helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
Her husband? New Zealand. Her eldest son? Living with his grandmother streets away.
Mary's story shows us the pain.
'The Recipe Book That Sustained a Life' coming soon.
Find out more and join the waitlist helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
Recipe books = relationship archives.
"Mrs Maxwell's Ginger Beer"
"Aunt Margaret's Pudding"
Each name = connection. Evidence of networks that sustained women.
Victorian Mary preserved 280+ recipes, some attributed.
More: helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#WomensHistory #Victorian #Recipes
"Mrs Maxwell's Ginger Beer"
"Aunt Margaret's Pudding"
Each name = connection. Evidence of networks that sustained women.
Victorian Mary preserved 280+ recipes, some attributed.
More: helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#WomensHistory #Victorian #Recipes
Mary: A Victorian Life Recovered in Three Books - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 300+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
helenparkerdrabble.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Recipe books = relationship archives.
"Mrs Maxwell's Ginger Beer"
"Aunt Margaret's Pudding"
Each name = connection. Evidence of networks that sustained women.
Victorian Mary preserved 280+ recipes, some attributed.
More: helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#WomensHistory #Victorian #Recipes
"Mrs Maxwell's Ginger Beer"
"Aunt Margaret's Pudding"
Each name = connection. Evidence of networks that sustained women.
Victorian Mary preserved 280+ recipes, some attributed.
More: helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#WomensHistory #Victorian #Recipes
Mary's gingerbread:
Butter (pricier than meat)
Brandy (luxury)
White flour (not oats)
Maintaining status when her world collapsed.
Every ingredient: "I belong."
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#FoodHistory #WomensHistory #VictorianRecipes
Butter (pricier than meat)
Brandy (luxury)
White flour (not oats)
Maintaining status when her world collapsed.
Every ingredient: "I belong."
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#FoodHistory #WomensHistory #VictorianRecipes
Waitlist for 'The Recipe Book That Sustained a Life: Mary Allott's Victorian Story of Abandonment, Scandal, and Survival' - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family histori...
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 300+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
helenparkerdrabble.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Mary's gingerbread:
Butter (pricier than meat)
Brandy (luxury)
White flour (not oats)
Maintaining status when her world collapsed.
Every ingredient: "I belong."
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#FoodHistory #WomensHistory #VictorianRecipes
Butter (pricier than meat)
Brandy (luxury)
White flour (not oats)
Maintaining status when her world collapsed.
Every ingredient: "I belong."
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#FoodHistory #WomensHistory #VictorianRecipes
"First Class Seed Cake (Splendid)"
Mary documented belonging in her personal recipe book after her husband abandoned her in 1859.
From fashionable Sharrow. Expensive sugar. Luxury lemon.
Not cooking. Proof of worth.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-marybio
#FoodHistory #Victorian #Sheffield
Mary documented belonging in her personal recipe book after her husband abandoned her in 1859.
From fashionable Sharrow. Expensive sugar. Luxury lemon.
Not cooking. Proof of worth.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-marybio
#FoodHistory #Victorian #Sheffield
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
"First Class Seed Cake (Splendid)"
Mary documented belonging in her personal recipe book after her husband abandoned her in 1859.
From fashionable Sharrow. Expensive sugar. Luxury lemon.
Not cooking. Proof of worth.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-marybio
#FoodHistory #Victorian #Sheffield
Mary documented belonging in her personal recipe book after her husband abandoned her in 1859.
From fashionable Sharrow. Expensive sugar. Luxury lemon.
Not cooking. Proof of worth.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-marybio
#FoodHistory #Victorian #Sheffield
📚 Educated to be a perfect wife
💍 Married & legally erased
💔 Husband contracted VD, abandoned her
⚖️ Lost son to custody laws
📖 Found power in recipe books
👭 Saved by women's networks
Mary's story coming soon helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy
💍 Married & legally erased
💔 Husband contracted VD, abandoned her
⚖️ Lost son to custody laws
📖 Found power in recipe books
👭 Saved by women's networks
Mary's story coming soon helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy
Waitlist for 'The Recipe Book That Sustained a Life: Mary Allott's Victorian Story of Abandonment, Scandal, and Survival' - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family histori...
Victorian recipe book biography: Mary Allott's true story of abandonment, scandal & survival through 300+ recipes in 1860s Sheffield. Women's history meets culinary archaeology.
helenparkerdrabble.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📚 Educated to be a perfect wife
💍 Married & legally erased
💔 Husband contracted VD, abandoned her
⚖️ Lost son to custody laws
📖 Found power in recipe books
👭 Saved by women's networks
Mary's story coming soon helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy
💍 Married & legally erased
💔 Husband contracted VD, abandoned her
⚖️ Lost son to custody laws
📖 Found power in recipe books
👭 Saved by women's networks
Mary's story coming soon helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-...
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Genealogy
Mary Allott 1861 census: "married daughter" at parents' Spring Villa
Unremarkable until you add:
• Husband emigrated to NZ (passenger lists)
• Son with grandmother
• Newspapers
• Court records
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory
Unremarkable until you add:
• Husband emigrated to NZ (passenger lists)
• Son with grandmother
• Newspapers
• Court records
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory
Waitlist for 'Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book' - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Back Join the Waitlist Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book Uncover the past and discover the powerful story of Mary Allott/Parker née Hopkinson—a woman who cooked up a st...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Mary Allott 1861 census: "married daughter" at parents' Spring Villa
Unremarkable until you add:
• Husband emigrated to NZ (passenger lists)
• Son with grandmother
• Newspapers
• Court records
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory
Unremarkable until you add:
• Husband emigrated to NZ (passenger lists)
• Son with grandmother
• Newspapers
• Court records
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #FamilyHistory
Reposted by Helen Parker-Drabble
To mark Disability History Month, explore how women’s experiences have shaped disability history and why they must be counted.
Read Dr Coreen McGuire’s article for the Women’s History Network:
womenshistorynetwork.org/making-women...
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Inclusion #Accessibility
Read Dr Coreen McGuire’s article for the Women’s History Network:
womenshistorynetwork.org/making-women...
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Inclusion #Accessibility
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
To mark Disability History Month, explore how women’s experiences have shaped disability history and why they must be counted.
Read Dr Coreen McGuire’s article for the Women’s History Network:
womenshistorynetwork.org/making-women...
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Inclusion #Accessibility
Read Dr Coreen McGuire’s article for the Women’s History Network:
womenshistorynetwork.org/making-women...
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Inclusion #Accessibility
Reposted by Helen Parker-Drabble
Now released – watch Gossip!
East Anglia, 1584: A young woman in labour, guided by midwives, faces a greater danger beyond childbirth.
Directed by Hannah Renton, part of the Birth Rites Collection.
Watch worldwide: www.birthritescollection.org.uk/gossip-fullf... (£1.99 fee supports the artist).
East Anglia, 1584: A young woman in labour, guided by midwives, faces a greater danger beyond childbirth.
Directed by Hannah Renton, part of the Birth Rites Collection.
Watch worldwide: www.birthritescollection.org.uk/gossip-fullf... (£1.99 fee supports the artist).
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Now released – watch Gossip!
East Anglia, 1584: A young woman in labour, guided by midwives, faces a greater danger beyond childbirth.
Directed by Hannah Renton, part of the Birth Rites Collection.
Watch worldwide: www.birthritescollection.org.uk/gossip-fullf... (£1.99 fee supports the artist).
East Anglia, 1584: A young woman in labour, guided by midwives, faces a greater danger beyond childbirth.
Directed by Hannah Renton, part of the Birth Rites Collection.
Watch worldwide: www.birthritescollection.org.uk/gossip-fullf... (£1.99 fee supports the artist).
When Victorian law gave women nothing, they gave each other visibility and a social network through recipes:
• Elderflower wine
• Raspberry vinegar
• Butterscotch
and many more
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Recipes #Feminism
• Elderflower wine
• Raspberry vinegar
• Butterscotch
and many more
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Recipes #Feminism
Waitlist for 'Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book' - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Back Join the Waitlist Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book Uncover the past and discover the powerful story of Mary Allott/Parker née Hopkinson—a woman who cooked up a st...
helenparkerdrabble.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
When Victorian law gave women nothing, they gave each other visibility and a social network through recipes:
• Elderflower wine
• Raspberry vinegar
• Butterscotch
and many more
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Recipes #Feminism
• Elderflower wine
• Raspberry vinegar
• Butterscotch
and many more
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory #Recipes #Feminism
Eyre Street, Sheffield, 1858: A brothel & a discreet VD treatment clinic. Charles Allott caught VD from the former.
The geography of Victorian shame in 1 street.
But about his wife Mary?
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #SheffieldHistory #WomensHistory #GenHour
The geography of Victorian shame in 1 street.
But about his wife Mary?
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #SheffieldHistory #WomensHistory #GenHour
Waitlist for 'Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book' - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Back Join the Waitlist Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book Uncover the past and discover the powerful story of Mary Allott/Parker née Hopkinson—a woman who cooked up a st...
helenparkerdrabble.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Eyre Street, Sheffield, 1858: A brothel & a discreet VD treatment clinic. Charles Allott caught VD from the former.
The geography of Victorian shame in 1 street.
But about his wife Mary?
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #SheffieldHistory #WomensHistory #GenHour
The geography of Victorian shame in 1 street.
But about his wife Mary?
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #SheffieldHistory #WomensHistory #GenHour
Feeling stuck? Reflecting on my goals keeps me grounded:
📚 Print family history books.
🧠 Protect my mental health through purpose.
👀 Explore family history through a psychological lens.
🐄 Raise awareness of bovine TB.
💡 Shine the light on mid-Victorian women.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenHour
📚 Print family history books.
🧠 Protect my mental health through purpose.
👀 Explore family history through a psychological lens.
🐄 Raise awareness of bovine TB.
💡 Shine the light on mid-Victorian women.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenHour
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Feeling stuck? Reflecting on my goals keeps me grounded:
📚 Print family history books.
🧠 Protect my mental health through purpose.
👀 Explore family history through a psychological lens.
🐄 Raise awareness of bovine TB.
💡 Shine the light on mid-Victorian women.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenHour
📚 Print family history books.
🧠 Protect my mental health through purpose.
👀 Explore family history through a psychological lens.
🐄 Raise awareness of bovine TB.
💡 Shine the light on mid-Victorian women.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GenHour
Reposted by Helen Parker-Drabble
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Victorian education paradox:
Girls learned complex dress calculations (inches over corsets → yards of fabric, accounting for ruffles, trims, pattern matching).
But entered marriage unable to own the clothes they made.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #GenHour
Girls learned complex dress calculations (inches over corsets → yards of fabric, accounting for ruffles, trims, pattern matching).
But entered marriage unable to own the clothes they made.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #GenHour
Waitlist for 'Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book' - Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian
Back Join the Waitlist Unveiling Mary: The woman behind a personal Victorian recipe book Uncover the past and discover the powerful story of Mary Allott/Parker née Hopkinson—a woman who cooked up a st...
helenparkerdrabble.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Victorian education paradox:
Girls learned complex dress calculations (inches over corsets → yards of fabric, accounting for ruffles, trims, pattern matching).
But entered marriage unable to own the clothes they made.
helenparkerdrabble.com/coming-soon-maryabio/
#VictorianHistory #GenHour
Girls learned complex dress calculations (inches over corsets → yards of fabric, accounting for ruffles, trims, pattern matching).
But entered marriage unable to own the clothes they made.
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#VictorianHistory #GenHour
#GenHour I was at Sheffield's Christmas Victorian Market last weekend in full Victorian costume. Great to speak to so many family historians.
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#GenHour I was at Sheffield's Christmas Victorian Market last weekend in full Victorian costume. Great to speak to so many family historians.
Reposted by Helen Parker-Drabble
In today’s new episode, guest Kathy ( @kathyw.bsky.social ) explains how she ended up researching for adoptees and those who put children up for adoption.
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/09/s... #genealogy #adoption #ancestry #FamilyHistory #AncestryHour
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/09/s... #genealogy #adoption #ancestry #FamilyHistory #AncestryHour
S10EP05 - 'The Adventuress' with Kathy Wilshaw - The Family Histories Podcast
Host Andrew meets professional genealogist and adoption researcher, Kathy Wilshaw, and hears about 'the Queen of Adventuresses'.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In today’s new episode, guest Kathy ( @kathyw.bsky.social ) explains how she ended up researching for adoptees and those who put children up for adoption.
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/09/s... #genealogy #adoption #ancestry #FamilyHistory #AncestryHour
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/12/09/s... #genealogy #adoption #ancestry #FamilyHistory #AncestryHour
Reposted by Helen Parker-Drabble
Hi #GenHour! Are you beginning to feel festive?🎄
Join us for three festive events! Explore the family secrets of Brown’s Hotel, discover what Jane Austen ate at Christmas, and uncover rich stories in The Gentleman’s Magazine. Join us online for history, flavour & seasonal cheer!
Join us for three festive events! Explore the family secrets of Brown’s Hotel, discover what Jane Austen ate at Christmas, and uncover rich stories in The Gentleman’s Magazine. Join us online for history, flavour & seasonal cheer!
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hi #GenHour! Are you beginning to feel festive?🎄
Join us for three festive events! Explore the family secrets of Brown’s Hotel, discover what Jane Austen ate at Christmas, and uncover rich stories in The Gentleman’s Magazine. Join us online for history, flavour & seasonal cheer!
Join us for three festive events! Explore the family secrets of Brown’s Hotel, discover what Jane Austen ate at Christmas, and uncover rich stories in The Gentleman’s Magazine. Join us online for history, flavour & seasonal cheer!