History Detective

The Belfast Express with Brigid Carrick

Episode Summary

Meet Brigid Carrick the author of The Belfast Express

Episode Notes

Meet Brigid Carrick the author of The Belfast Express. Brigid Carrick is a retired midwife who was born and raised in Dublin. She qualified as a nurse in Ireland before emigrating to Melbourne in the 1970s, where she married and raised a family.  Brigid's book, The Belfast Express, explores themes of violence, the ban on contraception, and the rights of Irish women in the early 1970s.

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