Monthly Archives: April 2021

My review of “Stranger in a borrowed land: Lotte Moos and her writing” David Perman (2012)

Posted on April 26, 2021 by lipstick socialist

Thank goodness lockdown is easing and once again I can browse the shelves of City Library in Manchester. And this book is the kind of gem that you can only find in public libraries. The name “Moos” stopped me as … Continue reading →

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Jodie Clark: Proud Cork woman and Irish Community Activist

Posted on April 12, 2021 by lipstick socialist

Jodie at the Irish Womens Conference  (second from the left)  Jodie Clark’s involvement in the Irish in Britain Representation Group reflected the way in which the organisation drew in Irish working class people who were prepared to get stuck into … Continue reading →

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My review of “Memoir: My Early Life” by Joe Mullarkey (2021)

Posted on April 5, 2021 by lipstick socialist

In his  memoir Joe Mullarkey, one of the key members of the Irish in Britain Representation Group , reflects on what it means to be Irish and his experiences of being an activist in key events that affected the Irish … Continue reading →

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My review of “Feminism and the Servant Problem Class and Domestic Labour in the Women’s Suffrage Movement” Laura Schwartz

Posted on April 1, 2021 by lipstick socialist

    Both my mother and aunt’s first job in England  after arriving from Ireland  in the 1940s was as servants. Both of them hated it. My aunt ran away from her employer and my Dad had to return to … Continue reading →

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