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After each student has generated a random fictional name, the class is provided with some initial text to copy which provided historical context about why women were drawn to the cities. Six possible developments were then placed around the classroom on information slips, and each student then rolls a die and moves to the appropriate desk to discover and copy down what happened in their character’s life (and then chat with other students to compare). This process is repeated for seven further ‘chapters’ to create individual stories which are then converted into a letter to the Central News Agency using these life stories to draw attention to the experiences and challenges faced by women in working-class London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What was life like for women in the East End in 1888? | Accompanying PowerPoint After each student has generated a random fictional name, the class is provided with some initial text to copy which provided historical context about why women were drawn to the cities. Six possible developments were then placed around the classroom on information… <\/p>\n

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