Too many women have been airbrushed out of the history of civil rights in Northern Ireland, a former UK Labour peer has said. May Blood said that while a change in women’s rights is taking place, there are people in Northern Ireland who still believe women “should be behind”. Ms Blood, who was the first woman from Northern Ireland to be given a peerage in 1999, called for more women to get involved in politics and campaigning. May Blood - too many women have been airbrushed out of the history of civil rights in NI pic.twitter.com/pxw8AfroYa — Susan McKay (@SusanMcKay15) September 8, 2018She said: “We still have people in Northern Ireland who believe that women should be behind, I don’t believe that. Reflecting on the last 50 years since the civil rights movement, Ms Blood said: “I think change has been coming over the last 30 to 40 years.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2018 17:48 UTC