Bessie Quinn: Survivor Spirit – Interview Episode

Episode 86 of the Red Heaven Oral History Archive is now live.

Dr Simon Machin speaks with Dr Ursula Howard about Bessie Quinn: Survivor Spirit — the remarkable story of Howard’s grandmother, reconstructed from little more than an Arts & Crafts kettle, a photograph and a linen smock.

Tracing a journey from famine-ravaged Irish roots and the mills of Galashiels to the radical world of Hampstead Garden Suburb, the conversation explores migration, poverty, resilience, love, loss and the silences that echo through generations. A powerful blend of family history and social history, bringing one forgotten life vividly back into view.

Listen now via the link:
https://www.redheavenproject.com/episodes/bessiequinn