Lorraine Grimes
@lorrainegrimes.bsky.social
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Academic, activist, social policy, reproductive health, mother and baby institutions
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Congratulations to
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on the publication of her first book which is now available with Bloomsbury
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/single-mo...
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Single Mothers in Twentieth-century Ireland and Britain
Throughout the Twentieth Century many women in Ireland and Britain endured shame and institutionalisation for becoming pregnant outside of marriage. In this welโฆ
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/single-mothers-in-twentiethcentury-ireland-and-britain-9781350515178/
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Throughout the 20th Century, unmarried mothers endured shame and institutionalisation. In Single Mothers in Twentieth-century Ireland and Britain,
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examines the journeys made by hundreds of pregnant Irish women to Britain. Out now:
https://bit.ly/4lAg9cf
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Thanks so much. Finally available in hardback from today!! ๐
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๐ฅ Recorded in January and just aired on RTE tv now. We are clearer than ever on who we are and what we stand for. We will have a short statement soon. FREE PALESTINE ๐ต๐ธ
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Delighted to see myself and Dr Deirdre Duffy's
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article out. This is important research we carried out for the review of the Termination of Pregnancy legislation in Ireland.
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Really proud to have contributed to this documentary for ITV news on forced adoption and repatriation of single mothers and their children in Britain and Ireland
www.itv.com/news/2025-05...
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https://www.itv.com/news/2025-05-05/i-was-abducted-and-my-baby-kidnapped-under-british-irish-scheme
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It's been a lot of work to get here but my book is finally available for pre-order
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/single-mo...
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Single Mothers in Twentieth-century Ireland and Britain
Throughout the Twentieth Century many women in Ireland and Britain endured shame and institutionalisation for becoming pregnant outside of marriage. In this welโฆ
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/single-mothers-in-twentiethcentury-ireland-and-britain-9781350515178/
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