Who is Alice McGoff from Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families and what is their importance? Common_Ground:_A_Turbulent_Decade_in_the_Lives_of_Three_American_Families English & Literature Alice McGoff | Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families

Alice McGoff works at the Officers Club at the Charlestown Navy Yard. She is married to Danny and lives in the Bunker Hill hosuing project. They have seven children. The McGoffs are poor Irish. Alice is the third of five children born to Bernie and Gertrude Kirk and grows up as a tomboy. She marries Danny McGoff in September 1957 and has seven children in the next six years. He has a difficult time supporting his family. Alice begins to work to help support their family. Danny dies in 1972, leaving Alice with seven kids under the age of fourteen. The boys become members of various gangs. She is opposed to busing and takes part in demonstrations in Charlestown. She continues to work for the telephone company and lives with her three youngest children in Charlestown.