Individual Presentation or Panel Title
Cearta na mBan: Formation, Repression, and Evolution of the Rights of Women in Ireland
Abstract
The 100th anniversary of the formation of the Irish Volunteers, the first Irish nationalist group fighting for the country’s independence in 1913, also brings with it the anniversary of the women’s movement that stemmed from the fight for a free Ireland. Groups such as the Daughters of Ireland and The Irishwomen’s Council fought for Irish independence as well as equal rights for the sexes. Since independence in 1922, the subject of women’s rights in Ireland silenced for another forty years due in part to the focus on an Ireland freed from British control and the influence of the conservative Catholic society that dominated the Republic of Ireland in the years following. This presentation presents the evolution of the Irish women’s movement in the 20th century and poses the question, to what extent has the postcolonial and nationalist mindset of modern Irish society challenged the country's feminist movement?
Location
Goodwin Private Dining Room
Start Date
20-4-2013 3:30 PM
End Date
20-4-2013 4:20 PM
Cearta na mBan: Formation, Repression, and Evolution of the Rights of Women in Ireland
Goodwin Private Dining Room
The 100th anniversary of the formation of the Irish Volunteers, the first Irish nationalist group fighting for the country’s independence in 1913, also brings with it the anniversary of the women’s movement that stemmed from the fight for a free Ireland. Groups such as the Daughters of Ireland and The Irishwomen’s Council fought for Irish independence as well as equal rights for the sexes. Since independence in 1922, the subject of women’s rights in Ireland silenced for another forty years due in part to the focus on an Ireland freed from British control and the influence of the conservative Catholic society that dominated the Republic of Ireland in the years following. This presentation presents the evolution of the Irish women’s movement in the 20th century and poses the question, to what extent has the postcolonial and nationalist mindset of modern Irish society challenged the country's feminist movement?