Lunchtime Lecture: Dr Margaret Ward - "Women, War and Revolution in Ireland"

This talk will look at the impact on women's lives of the First World War, the reaction of the suffrage movement to war and women's role in the Easter Rising, a watershed moment for women's fight for equality. Dr Margaret Ward has authored a number of books on women’s history including Unmanageable Revolutionaries: Women and Irish Nationalism (1995) and a biography of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1997). A former Director of the Women’s Resource and Development Agency, she is currently a Visiting Fellow in Irish history at Queens University Belfast.

Suitable for
16-17
18+

Admission
Free admission. Booking essential. To book visit www.nmni.com/1916

Website
www.nmni.com/1916

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/ni000017?id=EVENT548923