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    Interview with Heather Dunwoody recorded via Zencastr on 03/05/2022.

    Cite as: Beecher, Ruth (2024): Interview with Heather Dunwoody recorded via Zencastr on 03/05/2022. Birkbeck College, University of London. doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00000346

    Description

    Heather’s interview tells the story of her coming of age during the 1950s and 1960s in Dublin, Ireland. She talks about her family life and education, youth groups she was involved in, and discusses the influence of her Protestant upbring on how she socialised and courted in a predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Throughout her interview, Heather provides insightful commentary into the wider societal attitudes to women’s education and post-marital employment.

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    1 - Audio Track interview with Heather Dunwoody recorded via Zencastr on 03/05/2022; Interview Accession No: 0UNA-U1X0016 (0UNA-U1X0016XX-0001M0r.mp3)

    Collection Method

    Úna Gan A Gúna Irish Women’s Oral History Project

    Interviews with a range of women born in Ireland during the twentieth century or those with Irish connections. The aim was to gather the stories, memories and opinions of Irish women born in each decade of the twentieth century, about their experiences between the approximate ages of 15 and 25. The sample was found simply through women with whom volunteer interviewers had a connection or through Irish organisations. Interviews were recorded and participants checked and approved the transcripts and recordings.
    See website https://unaganaguna.org/

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    Dataset Title:

    Interview with Heather Dunwoody recorded via Zencastr on 03/05/2022.
    Creators:

    Beecher, Ruth
    Dataset Contributors:

    ContributionNameEmailORCID
    NarratorDunwoody, HeatherUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
    InterviewerBlythman, StephanieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
    School/Department:

    Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy > History, Classics and Archaeology
    Keywords:

    Dublin, family, immigration, youth, women’s history, marriage, Ireland, religion, women’s work, youth groups.
    Data collection method:

    Úna Gan A Gúna Irish Women’s Oral History Project

    Interviews with a range of women born in Ireland during the twentieth century or those with Irish connections. The aim was to gather the stories, memories and opinions of Irish women born in each decade of the twentieth century, about their experiences between the approximate ages of 15 and 25. The sample was found simply through women with whom volunteer interviewers had a connection or through Irish organisations. Interviews were recorded and participants checked and approved the transcripts and recordings.
    See website https://unaganaguna.org/
    Collection period:

    FromTo
    3 May 20223 May 2022
    Temporal coverage:

    FromTo
    19363 May 2022
    Statement on legal, ethical, and access issues:

    The research proposal was ethically approved by the School of Social Science, History and Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London.
    Depositing User: Ruth Beecher
    Date Deposited: 08 May 2025 10:16
    Last Modified: 08 May 2025 10:17
    Publisher: Birkbeck College, University of London

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    Cite as: Beecher, Ruth (2024): Interview with Heather Dunwoody recorded via Zencastr on 03/05/2022. Birkbeck College, University of London. doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00000346

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