To mark International Women’s Day, join Dr Lauren Smyth, Clifton House Historian, and Dr Robyn Atcheson, renowned social historian, as they tell you stories of Belfast’s Remarkable Women.
Hear stories of the women who called the Belfast Poor House their home such as Nancy Rice – a young girl helped by Mary Ann McCracken to become an infant schoolteacher. Learn more about Martha McTier as she championed to improve female education and health as well as being a political confident of her brother the United Irishman, William Drennan. Hear about medical pioneer and suffragette Dr Elizabeth Gould Bell and a woman who championed the welfare of working-class women in the 20th century, Sadie Patterson. All these women pushed barriers in different ways, engaging with politics and Belfast society at a time when their voices were being deliberately silenced.
Our Speakers:
Dr Lauren Smyth is the Historian of Clifton House who researches and tells the stories of those who worked and lived in the Belfast Poor House, the work of the Belfast Charitable Society and Mary Ann McCracken. Her specialist subject is child poverty in early 19th Century Belfast and how charitable institutions, such as the Belfast Charitable Society, tried to improve child welfare during this period.
Dr Robyn Atcheson is a social historian who teaches and writes on social history, history of medicine and women’s history. Her specialist research interests lie in the history of poor relief and public health in nineteenth-century Belfast.
Planning Your Visit:
- Free car parking onsite at Clifton House.
- Booking in advance essential due to limited spaces.
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- Cancellations & Refund Policy – Cancellations must be made within 24 hours of scheduled tour start time.
