Name: The Hidden History of the Women of Clifton Street Cemetery Talk
Start: 2025-03-20T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-20T20:30:00+00:00
Location: 2 North Queen Street , BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

The Hidden History of the Women of Clifton Street Cemetery Talk

We often hear of the notable men who are buried in Clifton Street Cemetery, but what of the women who were laid to rest there? In this talk, discover stories of notable women such as Mary Ann McCracken, who championed for the poor and fought for the rights of many to the everyday working-class women. Learn about how women such as Martha McTier and Charlotte Sinclair founded and ran the Lying-In Hospital as well as working-class women who ended up in Belfast looking for work or poverty relief at the Poor House.
This talk will be given by Dr Lauren Smyth who is the Historian of Clifton House. Her specialist subject child poverty in early 19th Century Belfast and how charitable institutions, such as the Belfast Charitable Society, tried to improve child welfare during this period.