Bad Bridget Promotional Episode

12/01/20 • 2 min

Bad Bridget, the new podcast telling the untold stories of generations of Irish women who saw their American Dream become a nightmare In this promotional episode, Dr Elaine Farrell and Dr Leanne McCormick are joined by Derry Girls’ actress, Siobhán McSweeney, to guide you through the laughs, the tears, the prison sentences and the resourcefulness of Irish women in the US over the next 5 episodes of this new podcast.

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Bad Bridget - Episode 2 - The Sex Workers.

Many Irish women travelled to North America, got jobs and sent money home. But perhaps their families did not know where that money came from! Hear about the Irish women who became sex workers, about wrongful convictions and how much family reputation really mattered to some.