28 min
Women of the Docklands Port Stories
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- Historia
For this episode of Port Stories, Ports, Past and Present researcher Dr Claire Nolan speaks to Betty Ashe, resident of the Dublin Docklands and long-term community activist. Betty played a central role in the social regeneration and development of the Docklands after the demolition and depopulation of the area in the early 60s. She talks about her work, the past role of women in the Docklands, and how the strength, cohesion and vision of the women of the Docklands in the 60s and 70s helped to make it the strong, creative community it is today.
For this episode of Port Stories, Ports, Past and Present researcher Dr Claire Nolan speaks to Betty Ashe, resident of the Dublin Docklands and long-term community activist. Betty played a central role in the social regeneration and development of the Docklands after the demolition and depopulation of the area in the early 60s. She talks about her work, the past role of women in the Docklands, and how the strength, cohesion and vision of the women of the Docklands in the 60s and 70s helped to make it the strong, creative community it is today.
28 min