Bad Bridget: S2E4 - The Bad Girls

About this episode

The episode discusses teenage stubbornness and its consequences, featuring stories of girls with criminal records and insights on dating in the US.

How many of us would have been in trouble if stubbornness was a crime when we were teenagers? Hear about how being stubborn and disobeying your parents in the past could lead to a prison sentence. Elizabeth Alice Clement talks to us about dating in the US city, and the phenomenon of ‘treating’. This episode also includes tales of girls who had criminal records even before they were teenagers. Written and presented by Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick. Producer: John D’Arcy. Episode 4 guest: Elizabeth Alice Clement. Actor: Siobhán McSweeney. Music: Franziska Schroeder and Catriona Gribben. Artwork: Fiona McDonnell. Podcast funded by Ulster University Impact Accelerator Fund, AHRC. The Bad Bridget project was funded by AHRC with University Ulster & Queen’s University Belfast. More Bad Bridget online: - The Book: Bad Bridget: Crime, mayhem and the lives of Irish emigrant women https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/446640/bad-bridget-by-mccormick-elaine-farrell-and-leanne/9780241994320 - The Exhibition: Bad Bridget Exhibition: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone https://www.ulsteramericanfolkpark.org/whats-on/bad-bridget - The Instagram: badbridgetbook…

People in this episode

Hosts: Elaine Farrell, Leanne McCormick

Guest: Elizabeth Alice Clement

Topics covered

• teenage stubbornness
• criminal records
• dating in the US
• Irish emigrant women
• parental disobedience

Keywords

• stubbornness
• teenagers
• criminal records
• dating
• Irish emigrant women

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ulster University Impact Accelerator Fund, AHRC, University Ulster, Queen’s University Belfast

Books & works: Bad Bridget: Crime, mayhem and the lives of Irish emigrant women

Places: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone

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