Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States

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Thu Nov 12 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC+00:00

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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland | Belfast, NI

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Join us at PRONI to hear Leanne McCormick and Elaine Farrell explore stories of the women from Ulster who emigrated to America.
About this Event

From serial killers to shoplifters, this talk explores the experiences of some of the Ulster women who got into trouble with the law in the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drawing on research from the Bad Bridget project, this talk examines the complex lives and experiences of those for whom the American dream was anything but.

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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter, Belfast, United Kingdom

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