The women’s hunger strike, Armagh 1943
The women’s hunger strike, Armagh 1943

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by John O’Neill (for the Treason Felony)

In 1943, the women interned by the northern government in Armagh Prison went on hunger strike over their status and conditions in the jail. The hunger strike lasted for twenty-two days and ended when one woman was close to death (although the northern government did make minor concessions after the protest ended).

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