These are the first names of the girls shown in the photograph which was taken at the beginning of the twentieth century [left to right]:
Back Row: Ruth, Evelyn, Nora, Margaret, Marjorie, Florrie, Margaret, Marion.
Middle Row: Evelyn, Kate, Violet, Mary, Katherine, Mary, Dorothy, Margaret, Joyce.
Front Row: Kathleen, Elsie, Gypsy, Enid, Annie, Sallie, Edith, Madeline.
The most popular girls' names in Manchester High School in 1883
These were the most popular first names of the girls at Manchester High School for Girls in 1883: Edith, Annie, Mary, Florence, Lily, Alice, Ada, Margaret, Nelly, Gertrude, Frances, Amy, Clara, Emily, Lucy, Maud.
Tasks
There are fashions in names. Different names are popular at different times in history.
Compare the names of the girls at Manchester High School in either the photograph or the 1883 list with the names of the girls in your class.
How different are the names of the girls in the photograph or the list from the names of the girls in your class?