NEW BOOK: After the Train

Irishwomen United and a Network of Change Evelyn Conlon & Rebecca Pelan editors UCD Press The vast accomplishments of modern Irish feminism would look very different without the courageous, yet often overlooked, efforts of Irishwomen United activists in the years following the Contraceptive Train. This phenomenal collection of twenty essays offers first-hand, historical accounts of on the ground activities during this period,

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EVENT: IRGS Inaugural Feminist Writing Retreat

The Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities (IRGS), Dublin City University and the Notre Dame Kylemore are delighted to host the inaugural annual feminist writing retreat at the Notre Dame Kylemore,  Kylemore Abbey, Co Galway, 16-21 Feb 2025. Our vision is to give writers, academics, researchers and activists a week of peace, motivation and inspiration among a group of fellow minded feminists that will help

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CFP: Women on Ireland Research Network Annual Conference

Women on Ireland Research Network Annual Conference Call for Papers  Waterford Institute of Technology 1st & 2nd of June 2017 Theme: Women and Irishness   Reaching the pinnacle of the 1916-2016 centenary commemorations, questions of gender, women and femininity intersected with the idea of Irishness have never been so pivotal. This symposium aims to bring together current scholarships critiquing female

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