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Geraldine Ward grew up in Tyrone left school at sixteen and was imprisoned in Maghaberry Prison in 1988 aged nineteen. She studied O and A Level Sociology took part in Woodwork classes and started her study of Social Sciences with The Open University in 1995. Geraldine was the officer in charge of the Republican women in Maghaberry in 1998 and had temporary release to speak at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis on their behalf that year. She was released in 1998 studied for the final two courses for her degree and gained her honours degree in 2000.
Geraldine Ward grew up in Tyrone left school at sixteen and was imprisoned in Maghaberry Prison in 1988 aged nineteen. She studied O and A Level Sociology took part in Woodwork classes and started her study of Social Sciences with The Open University in 1995. Geraldine was the officer in charge of the Republican women in Maghaberry in 1998 and had temporary release to speak at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis on their behalf that year. She was released in 1998 studied for the final two courses for her degree and gained her honours degree in 2000.
| Title: | 1998 was a very different year |
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| Description: | Geraldine Ward studied Social Sciences with The Open University in Maghaberry Prison and was the Officer in Charge (OC) of the Republican women in 1998. She describes being given temporary release to speak at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis (annual conference) on their behalf that year how 1998 the year of the Good Friday Agreement was so busy politically and full of change with prisoners being released or going out on parole on a daily basis how amidst all the changes her OU studies provided a constant and an opportunity to immerse herself and focus and her own unexpected release. | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Contributor: | Geraldine Ward |
| Duration: | 00:03:13 |
| Master programe code and title: | Geraldine Ward Interview |
| Master programme start time: | 00:14:11 |
| Master programme end time: | 00:18:05 |
| Master programme production number: | 012_S_01 |
| Available to public: | yes |
