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They said you can be a nurse or a teacher.
Suzanne Flynn -

We had navy blue knickers that came down to your knees.
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That’s all we’d wanted to hear.
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They put a lot of time and effort into training them and then put an equal amount of time and money into identifying them as homosexual and kicking them out.
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Because we had the police training, we knew all about police interviews and what they do and the process.
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MANDY! BREAK RIGHT!
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He told all his friends it was my birthday and from that minute on I had a lovely time, I can tell you!
Olga Hopkins -

Towards the end, with American influence, there was a bit of jitterbugging going on.
Olga Hopkins -

I found that really tough with a new baby, a young mum. I was 23 then, and he wasn't around.
Jennie Morris -

Ladies don't sit at sherry evenings.
Christine Ankerson -

You live in fear of the black car.
Christine Ankerson -

I became a bolshie wife.
Christine Ankerson