6. After the Famine

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Weaving History

Weaving History: The Cotton Famine Poetry Podcast

7 episodes

6 hours ago

Uncover a forgotten piece of working-class history through poetry, newspapers, and more. Join Ruth-Anne to explore the Lancashire Cotton Famine in a six-episode mini-series. Learn from Lancashire locals and leading experts about how the cotton weaving industry in North-West England connected to the American Civil War, the fight against slavery, and Victorian literature. Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2024

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6. After the Famine

Weaving History

20 minutes 27 seconds

1 year ago

6. After the Famine

In our final episode, we explore the legacy of the Cotton Famine. Ruth-Anne meets Jenny Harper from the University of Reading to learn about a working-class feminist writer, Ethel Carnie Holdsworth, who carried on the political activism of the Cotton Famine poets into the 1920s. And the literary legacy continues in Lancashire today with autodidact Sid Calderbank.

Written and presented by Ruth-Anne Walbank

Produced by Daniel Woodburn

Music by Oleksii Kaplunskyi