I was a young housewife in the early 1970s when I heard about the National Housewives’ Register – now the National Women’s Register – founded by Maureen Nicol (Obituary, 3 September). It was a lifeline. My husband’s job required us to move around the country, and finding myself in a new location with two infants was daunting and lonely. The Register provided an escape and opened up the way to lively, non-domestic discussions and lifelong friendships.
Sue Wallace
Thame, Oxfordshire
• Why should Lucy Mangan even consider a laundering and ironing service for her son’s school shirts (Digested week, 6 September)? Starting secondary school is a good time to introduce boys – and girls – to ironing. I made sure my son ironed all his shirts, and later introduced the idea that he should wash his sports kit. Worked very well.
Jennifer Turner
York
• Martin Luther King Jr once said “a riot is the language of the unheard” (Economic inequality leads to anger – and riots, 9 September). PR voting might give these people the voice they require.
Brendan Mc Mahon
Poole, Dorset
• A pint of Guinness has 0.3mg of iron, so men would need to drink 29 pints and women 49 pints to reach their daily iron requirements (Letters, 9 September).
Dr John Doherty
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
• Royal Mail could help to reduce loneliness by introducing a 50p rate for postcards (Price of a UK first-class stamp to rise to £1.65 in October, 6 September).
Elizabeth Baker
Birmingham
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