Ireland

UCC Library, through its Archives Service, aims both to preserve unique primary source materials, and to make these available to support and stimulate creative research and teaching in various disciplines. It’s collections comprise one of the largest single corpus of reference material and original documentation relating to the modern Irish Women’s Movement held in an Irish archival repository.

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Ireland

Experts and selection

The three texts selected were judged to provide a snapshot into the reemergence of the Women’s movement in Ireland in the 1970’s and would serve as an introduction to study of the period.

Working Women’s Charter

This document is a call to all trade unionists to do their utmost to further the principles set out in the Charter.

Women’s Trade Union Forum

Poster advertising the inaugural meeting of the Women’s Trade Union Forum at which the topic of Equal Pay is to be addressed.

Fownes Street Journal

This issue contains an important article, a copy of the WLM submission to the Council for the Status of Women on the legal status of Women in Ireland.

Quare Times

Publication offering a platform to gay and lesbian viewpoints.

Banshee

Radical Feminist Magazine published by Irish Women United. The many diverse internal divisions within Irish Women United prevented it from being an effective force for change.

Chains or Change?

Detailed listing of contemporary feminist demands, reflects social issues also e.g class divide.

Irishwomen United Charter

First public mention of sexuality in relation to feminist activism.

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