The experiences and treatment of immigrant communities is subject to much current scrutiny. My research is concerned with the roles, experiences and perceptions of Irish female migrants to Britain and the United States at the end of the 19th Century. There are three distinct contributions of this study. First, it is moving away from the ‘male lens’ and focuses on female immigrants. Second, it uses Census data that is newly available in electronic format to provide a detailed analysis of the patterns of Irish migration to England, Wales and the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. Third, it examines the different factors that contribute to the notion that immigrants are considered as ‘others’ and how such factors varied by place.
Beth Kitson 