Great research. They were terrible times. Women everywhere faced indifference by the Pensions Board. Many lost their jobs and could not find other work. Single women had no entitlements by the state.
Their heroic contributions ignored. My research on Country Antrim reveals a similar picture.
@clodaghfinn.bsky.socialI've been haunted by the words of former Cumann na mBan women who led lives of quiet desperation in the state they helped to build.
@lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork.
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Clodagh Finn: The Cork women who helped build the State were left with almost nothing
New research uncovers the poverty, neglect and quiet desperation faced by Cork women who fought during Ireland’s revolutionary period