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Discovering Women In Irish History Introduction Early And Medieval Timeline Prehistoric People The Background Mesolithic Neolithic The Bronze Age Celtic The Background Celtic women The feminine in early Irish myth and legend Women in Early Christian Ireland The Background Saints The Virgin Mary Law Women in medieval Ireland The Background Vikings Anglo-Normans Gaelic society Margaret O'Carroll Film Research Exercise The Background Characters Class Groups Reporting back Women In The AFM The Background Introduction Researching The AFM Bibliography Early Modern Timeline The challenge of sources Women on the land The Background Land Houses of the majority Rural families Food and drink Dress Women's work Women in Gaelic Society The Background Family Gráinne Ní Mháille Other Gaelic women 'The Old English' The Background Women under English law Old English women Women in towns The Background Work Ports The 'New English' The Background Women and plantation Dispossessed families Family The Georgian era Women in conflict The Background Women taking part in warfare 1798 Crime Emigration The Background Wild Geese Nuns Ulster emigration to America Indentured labour emigration Immigration Social and cultural aspects The Background Religion Welfare Documents The Background Captain Josias Bodley Sir John Davies Luke Gernon Dorothy Parsons John Dunton Stella Tillyard Mac an Cheannaí le hAogán Ó Rathaile Mary Mathew Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire Research Bibliography BIOGRAPHIES Later Modern Timeline Political Movements The Background Informal involvement The Ladies' Land League Inghinidhe na hÉireann Unionist women Cumann na mBan founded Easter 1916 Elizabeth O'Farrell & surrender, 1916 Nationalism 1916-17 1918 Dáil Éireann 1919-22 Civil War Women and elections 1918-23 Northern Ireland 1920-1968 Northern Ireland after 1968 Work The Background Women on the land Rural homes Domestic service Needlework Shirtmaking in Derry Education and training Trade unions Family The Background Need for reform Caroline Norton Legal reform Different families Travellers Emigration The Background Outline Push and pull Famine emigration United States Britain Australia Nuns Social and economic The Background Women in workhouses Contagious Diseases Acts Cultural and Religious The Background Religion Arts and crafts Women performers Woman as subject Scholarship Science Documents The Background Liverpool Mail Bridget O'Donnell Women activists Inghínidhe na hÉireann Mary E. Butler Jennie Wyse Power Cumann na mBan & I.W.F.L. Making a match Women and Television Eavan Boland Peig in aimsir 'Ar aimsir' I Meiriceá, 1926-1928 Research Bibliography BIOGRAPHIES Education Timeline England 19C The Background Social change Arguments for reform Arguments against reform Elementary England 19C The Background Schools early 19C Monitorial system Payment by results Forster's Act Primary, Ireland The Background Schools, early 19C Religious Orders Reading Books Feminisation of teaching Mary and the Master Pressures 'Doing History' The King's Scholarship Domestic Economy Montessori Training, Ireland The Background Monitorial system Training Colleges Life at training college President of the INTO Secondary, England The Background Boarding schools Governesses Raising standards University, England The Background Girton College and Newnham College Early women students Medical education Secondary, Ireland The Background Endowed Schools Ladies' Seminaries Convent boarding schools Convent Pension Schools Reform of secondary education The Intermediate Education Act 1878 Public opinion Problems Girls separate? Convent school reform Inquiry into Intermediate education University, Ireland The Background University question Reform for women Progress for women TCD campaign Solution Documents The Background The history of education in your area Joseph Lancaster Laethanta Scoile Reform Of Girls' Secondary 1872-78 Newspaper Comments On The Intermediate Bill Parliamentary debate Competition Between Girls And Boys Pre-Intermediate Convent Schools University Education For Women Inquiry Into The Intermediate System The Montessori System Of Education Bibliography BIOGRAPHIES The Vote Timeline The Debate The Background Why No Vote Arguments for Arguments against 19th Century Campaign The Background Why did the Campaign Develop? The campaign begins Questions Activities 20th Century England The Background Suffragists and Suffragettes Questions Activities 20th Century England The Background The Irish Women's Franchise League Other Suffrage Groups Questions Activities The Home Rule Bill - Background The Background The Home Rule Bill Questions Activities Closing stages of the campaign The Background The Closing Stages Questions Activities Political Aspects The Background Politicians & votes for women Some points of view in Ireland Questions Documents The Background Studies of source material Biographical Study Contemporary reports Tribunal Role Play Research Bibliography Objectives of Women and the vote BIOGRAPHIES Independent Ireland Timeline Women restricted. Why? The Background The Irish Free State Social values Economic problems Political reasons Women restricted. How? The Background Law Employment Mothers and children Protests and progress 1923-1970 The Background Home Influences from the US Political campaigning in Ireland The Background The second wave reaches Ireland Political campaigning Raising awareness in Ireland The Background The Women's Liberation Movement Legal Challenges The European Union Further Developments The Background Politics Family Property Work Other Trends Documents The Background Women in Independent Ireland Women in Dáil Éireann 1923-1937 Women Deputies and Senators 1922-1937 Women and the Constitution of Ireland Mrs O'Callaghans Letter The Irish Housewives Association Commission on the Status of Women The I.W.L.M. examines the law Gemma Hussey in Cabinet Women in politics Topics for discussion Research Bibliography BIOGRAPHIES Copyright