Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States
Thu 12 Nov · 13:00
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
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A talk titled 'Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States' will be held on 12th November 2026 at 13:00 in Belfast. The event is free and takes place at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
Join us at PRONI to hear Leanne McCormick and Elaine Farrell explore stories of the women from Ulster who emigrated to America.
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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Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States takes place on Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 13:00.
Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States is held at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast (2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ).
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Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States
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A talk titled 'Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States' will be held on 12th November 2026 at 13:00 in Belfast. The event is free and takes place at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
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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.
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 Ireland2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ
Sydenham, Belfast
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Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States takes place on Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 13:00.
Where is Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States taking place?
Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States is held at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast (2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ).
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Entry to Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States is free.
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