Elaine Farrell (Author)
Elaine Farrell is a Reader in the School of History, Anthropology,
Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast, and
co-creator with Leanne McCormick of the Bad Bridget podcast.
Leanne McCormick (Author)
Leanne McCormick is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and
Humanities at the University of Ulster and co-creator with Elaine
Farrell of the Bad Bridget podcast.
A fascinating account of an aspect of the diaspora that is rarely
given attention . . . Farrell and McCormick have created a
captivating account of lives previously ignored
*Sunday Independent*
This book not only shows Farrell and McCormick's dedication to
original historical research, but also their respect for the women
they studied as complex individuals who were often placed in
difficult situations.
*RTÉ Culture Guide*
An important, impeccably researched though eminently readable book
that charts new territory . . . this could yet be the book of
2023
*Irish Examiner*
Fascinating
*Irish Times*
I just loved it . . . this is a book that will enrich any bookshelf
around the country
*Ryan Tubridy*
The emigration story we mostly tell ourselves is a bright, shiny
one to which Bad Bridget now adds invaluable corrective shading.
Its haul of previously underused primary source material will ...
allow us to tell it with more nuance and complexity, and truth.
*Irish Times*
‘Bad Bridget is rich in detail and thorough in research. By giving
a voice to these Irish women history has neglected, Farrell and
McCormick disrupt the romanticised narrative of Irish immigration
to North America that is prominent in popular culture today.’
*New Statesman*
A lively, entertaining, if also at times incredibly sobering read,
Bad Bridget provides a richly evocative account of the experiences
of Irish female emigrants who found themselves on the wrong side of
the law in nineteenth-century North America.
Bad Bridget deftly handles its archival material to create a
remarkably accessible social history.
… this is a valuable work of social history that offers a vibrant
reconstruction of a familiar terrain – Irish immigration to North
America – from a fresh and enlightening perspective, that of Irish
female criminals.
*Women's History Association of Ireland*
At the heart of this riveting book, though, there are insightful
glimpses into the lives of Irish women who were criminalised for
trying to survive.
*Irish Independent*
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