Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Born 23 Apr 1947

Maiden speech, April 22, 1969 Elected for Mid Ulster at 21, then the youngest woman ever returned to the Commons, Devlin made her maiden speech on the day she arrived in Parliament, rather than settling in first as new members usually do. She spoke as Northern Ireland's crisis deepened and turned…

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