What a star this woman is! Her talks and walks are full of information, fun and she never forgets to add in the women’s perspective whether the subject is suffrage, housing, deafness, local history or anything else. It all comes well researched and well presented. On top of that, she always seems to attract a nice crowd so you find yourself in good company if you turn up alone.
Anne Darby, Nov 2019
"I've been on a number of Mo's history walks and talks in Nottingham City Centre and they are always very well researched with amazing detail. Mo also brings a touch a humour to her walks and they are always an enjoyable experience.They give an insight into how life was in a time gone by.
Cathy Harrison Nov 2018
"Thanks Mo for a very interesting walk and talk in the Lacemarket.
You showed us aspects of the area which often go unnoticed .
You left us with the strong feeling that beneath the grand buildings and the beauty and delicacy of lace lies an ugly history of child labour, poor wages and the exploitation of women." Denis Sheilds, August 2019 (Coordinator of French Friendship Group)
Anne Darby, Nov 2019
"I've been on a number of Mo's history walks and talks in Nottingham City Centre and they are always very well researched with amazing detail. Mo also brings a touch a humour to her walks and they are always an enjoyable experience.They give an insight into how life was in a time gone by.
Cathy Harrison Nov 2018
"Thanks Mo for a very interesting walk and talk in the Lacemarket.
You showed us aspects of the area which often go unnoticed .
You left us with the strong feeling that beneath the grand buildings and the beauty and delicacy of lace lies an ugly history of child labour, poor wages and the exploitation of women." Denis Sheilds, August 2019 (Coordinator of French Friendship Group)
About The Clergyman, the Milkman and the Widow
"Thank you Mo. Members also remember their visit to St Ann's Charity Allotment Gardens. We are pleased to recommend them to your other talks and walks.
Jackie Williams, Keyworth & District History Society
"Thank you very much for your talk yesterday. It was very well received and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We shall visit Leeds to see the houses that you mentioned.
I shall bear you in mind if a speaker cannot come and I am sure that everybody will welcome a return visit from you!
Meanwhile – again thank you for a very good evening at the Institute, Woodborough.
Brenda, Woodborough Local History Group
"Thank you Mo. Members also remember their visit to St Ann's Charity Allotment Gardens. We are pleased to recommend them to your other talks and walks.
Jackie Williams, Keyworth & District History Society
"Thank you very much for your talk yesterday. It was very well received and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We shall visit Leeds to see the houses that you mentioned.
I shall bear you in mind if a speaker cannot come and I am sure that everybody will welcome a return visit from you!
Meanwhile – again thank you for a very good evening at the Institute, Woodborough.
Brenda, Woodborough Local History Group
"Mo is an interesting speaker and this is the third time that I have heard her speak on historical events: twice on the subject of St Ann's Allotments in Nottingham and once on "The Clergyman; the Widow and the Milkman" both of which I enjoyed very much. Mo has carried out a lot of research on both subjects and I particularly liked the way in which she translated census statistics to a format which reflected real life in the early 1900s, introducing humour and a personal aspect to what might otherwise have been just a list of numbers. Both talks included photos and diagrams all of which enhanced the presentation so that you felt transported back to an age gone by."
Christine Shepherd, Burton Joyce and Bulcote Local History Society
Christine Shepherd, Burton Joyce and Bulcote Local History Society
Women's Suffrage in Nottingham
Thanks for the session last night - everyone really enjoyed it. It was fascinating and really good to do something different like that for a change.
Sue Cooper, Mapperley Group
Suffragist or Suffragette? - Mo Cooper posed this question to the Lapwings Ladies who had dressed in 'Votes for Women' sashes and the traditional colours of green, purple and white for the occasion. The Suffragists held rallies and lobbied for the vote with their motto of "Faith, Perseverence and Patience", whilst the Suffragettes were much more active and had the motto "Deeds Not Words". Mo related tales of the suffrage movements, and the many Nottingham women involved for well over a century before women over 30 were finally given the vote in 1918.Our evening had no force feeding, but everyone had a treat of a bag of chips followed by samples from the new local business, Flying Flapjacks.
Lapwing WI http://lapwingswi.weebly.com/
Thanks for the session last night - everyone really enjoyed it. It was fascinating and really good to do something different like that for a change.
Sue Cooper, Mapperley Group
Suffragist or Suffragette? - Mo Cooper posed this question to the Lapwings Ladies who had dressed in 'Votes for Women' sashes and the traditional colours of green, purple and white for the occasion. The Suffragists held rallies and lobbied for the vote with their motto of "Faith, Perseverence and Patience", whilst the Suffragettes were much more active and had the motto "Deeds Not Words". Mo related tales of the suffrage movements, and the many Nottingham women involved for well over a century before women over 30 were finally given the vote in 1918.Our evening had no force feeding, but everyone had a treat of a bag of chips followed by samples from the new local business, Flying Flapjacks.
Lapwing WI http://lapwingswi.weebly.com/