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Bumper Crop of Ulster Linen Workers now Online
Another eleven stories have been added to our website today. You can access them and the earlier stories in this category here . The women concerned are: Martha Barron, Sarah Ellen Beck, Mary Elizabeth Bennett, Anna Bella Castles, Rachel Gillespie, Matilda Hadden, Emily Lowden, Lizzie McCart, Mary Ann McGauhey, Margaret Nicholson and Emily Taylor. We hope you will enjoy these stories of women who worker in the Ulster linen industry in the early years of the twentieth century.
Nov 10
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Eleven Ulster Linen Workers have their Stories Told
The stories created from our recent Forgotten Women Friday are arriving in our inbox. Today, we have eleven more for you to read. They are Jane Bingham, Catherine Brady, Annie Donaldson, Sarah Doyle, Anne Haskis, Margaret Ludlow, Jeannie MacLean, Sarah Jane Mallard, Jane McKinney, Margaret Sneddon and Margaret Ann Turkington. You can find their stories here .
Oct 26
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The First Ulster Linen Stories
After a very successful Forgotten Women Friday yesterday, when many of us learned much about Irish research, we present the first stories. Already, some trends are emerging. Many of the women died young, often of chest complaints and a significant number emigrated. You can now read about the lives of Hannah Cargin, Margaret Ann Graham, Alice Murray and Margaret Jane Shilliady here . Many thanks to all our wonderful volunteers. As a bonus, we have also added two more stories
Oct 18
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Forgotten Women Friday 17 October - still time to volunteer
We still have space for a few more volunteers for our next Forgotten Women Friday collaborative research day on 17 October. We will be...
Sep 9
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Announcing our First Forgotten Women Friday in Northern Ireland
We are pleased to announce that our next Forgotten Women Friday will be on 17 October, when we will be looking at women who were working...
Aug 7
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