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Josephine Bernadette McAliskey (née Devlin; born 23 April 1947), usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician. She served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1974.
Sep 22, 2016 · Bernadette McAliskey, now 69, has never been one for the niceties of establishment politics. Indeed, beloved by many as she is, as a socialist, feminist and elder stateswoman of...
Jul 19, 2022 · ‘I find it difficult to take […] Bernadette Devlin seriously. A leader of civil rights for Irish Catholics should first be conformed with the spiritual moral teachings of the Catholic Church. Mini-skirted Bernadette Devlin conforms to and gives strength to the popular fashions of a godless world.’
Mar 8, 2019 · Bernadette Devlin, a radical feminist and Catholic activist in Northern Ireland, was a founder of People's Democracy. After one failed attempt to be elected, she became the youngest woman ever elected to Parliament in 1969, running as a socialist.
Biography. My name is Bernadette. Surname: McAliskey, formerly Devlin. I have been a campaigner for social justice and human rights all of my adult life. Over time I became an internationalist socialist republican and feminist. I grew up in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, one of six children.
Irish socialist republican who was a prominent and well-remembered figure in the 1960s civil-rights campaign in Northern Ireland . Name variations: Bernadette Devlin; Bernadette Devlin-McAliskey. Pronunciations Mack-AL-is-KEE. Born Bernadette Josephine Devlin at Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on April 23, 1947; daughter of John ...
Aug 17, 2022 · Bernadette McAliskey, then known as Bernadette Devlin, was a leading figure in the civil rights movement and was one of the founding members of People's Democracy established in 1968.
