The Life of Florence Barton Young / The Erithians / 17.01.22

Join Erithian’s Laura & Jade as they explore the life of Florence Barton Young, the first female librarian of Erith’s original library. Florence seems to be the often forgotten Erithian, however, she played a fundamental role and dedicated nearly her entire working life to the library as a widowed, single mum. This episode pays homage and dissects historical documentation, letters and photographs found.