At the end of a long day of physical domestic work, Margaret Nagle, an Irish-born domestic servant living in 1860s New York, was finally able to sit down and compose a letter to her father John back home in County Cork. A few weeks later, John read the letter aloud […]
Tag: history of migration
Arrivals: Reflections on the History of Border Control
What does it mean to live in a world with borders? Historian Becky Taylor reflects on the history of border controls.
Room to Breathe: The Stories of Migration
Room to Breathe is a new exhibition from the Migration Museum, London, which aims to tell the stories of migration to and from the UK over the centuries.