Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Irish socialist and republican political activist
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 until February 1974.
Quotes
edit- It is obvious that the Unionist Party is quite prepared to set Catholic against Protestant in this country rather than give the reforms which would in fact mean there would be an end to sectarianism.
- Circa 15s into a 1970 "ECO" newsreel on The Troubles.
- It's not that women get written out of history - they never get written in
- Stewart, Amy (9 April 2023). Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland, peace and women. BBC. Retrieved on 10 April 2023.
- As the headline quote BBC news story it is unclear exactly when or the context in which this quote was made.