| Year | Ireland | UK | |
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| 1800 | Act of Union. | ||
| 1825 | William Thompson & Anna Wheeler, Appeal on behalf of one half the human race, women.. | ||
| Great Reform Bill. Prosperous middle- class men may vote. Words ‘male person’ inserted in the Bill. | 1832 | ||
| Reign of Queen Victoria. | 1837-1901 | ||
| 1838 | Poor Law (Ireland) Act. | ||
| Talfourd’s Act. A married woman can apply to a court for custody of her children under 7, if separated from her husband. | 1839 | ||
| 1841 | Census. Irish population 8,175,124. | ||
| A married woman can control her own property if deserted or separated. | 1857 | ||
| 1845 | Great Famine begins. | ||
| First of Contagious Diseases Acts. | 1864 | ||
| Nearly all middle class men can vote. J.S. Mill’s amendment to include women defeated. | 1867 | ||
| J.S. Mill publishes On the subjection of women. | 1869 | ||
| Married Women’s Property Act. A married woman can keep her own earnings. | 1870 | ||
| 1872 | Isabella Tod founds Northern Ireland Society for Women’s Suffrage. | ||
| Secret Ballot Act. | 1872 | ||
| 1876 | Anna & Thomas Haslam found Dublin Women's Suffrage Association, later IWSLGA. | ||
| 1878 | Intermediate Education Act provides new opportunities in education for women. | ||
| 1879 | Royal University Act. Higher education for women. | ||
| 1881 | Ladies’ Land League founded. | ||
| Married Women’s Property Act. A married woman can own and control her own property as if she were a single woman. | 1882 | ||
| Royal University grants first degrees to women in Ireland. | All male householders may vote. | 1884 | |
| A married woman can apply for custody of her children up to the age of 21. Contagious Diseases Acts repealed after long campaign by Josephine Butler and others. |
1886 | ||
| 1890 | First women graduate from Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. | ||
| 1893 | Gaelic League founded; men and women admitted on equal terms. | ||
| 1896 | Women can be elected as Poor Law Guardians. | ||
| 1898 | Local Government Act. Women can be elected to some local councils. | ||
| 1899 | 85 women elected as Poor Law Guardians. | ||
| 1900 | Queen Victoria visits Ireland. Patriotic Children’s Treat and foundation of Inghínidhe na hÉireann. |
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| 1905 | Sinn Féin founded. | ||
| 1908 | Bean na hÉireann, Ireland’s first women’s paper, published by Inghínidhe na hÉireann. Irish Women’s Franchise League founded. |
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| 1911 | Irish Women’s Workers’ Union founded. | ||
| 1912 | Home Rule Bill introduced to House of Commons. Women's Suffrage Bill defeated. |
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| 1913 | Ulster Volunteer Force founded. Dublin lock-out. Irish Citizen Army founded. Irish Volunteers founded. |
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| 1914 | Larne gun-running. Howth gun-running. Cumann na mBan founded. Irish Volunteers split. |
World War I begins. Home Rule Bill suspended. |
1914 |
| 1916 | Easter Rising and executions of leaders. | 1916 | |
| 1917 | Representation of the People Act. Women over 30 with property qualifications may vote. | 1917 | |
| 1918 | Threat of conscription in Ireland. General election; women over 30 may vote for parliament for the first time. Sinn Féin gain huge majority of seats. |
World War I ends. General election in UK; women over 30 may vote for parliament for the first time. |
1918 |
| 1919 | Dáil Éireann meets for the first time. Soloheadbeg ambush. Anglo-Irish War (War of Independence) begins. Dáil Éireann declared illegal. |
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| 1920 | Black and Tans arrive in Ireland. Local Government elections; Sinn Féin majority. Sectarian riots in Belfast. Terence MacSwiney dies on hunger strike. ‘Bloody Sunday’ at Croke Park. |
Government of Ireland Act sets up Six-County parliament for Northern Ireland. Similar provision for South was irrelevant now. |
1920 |
| 1921 | Truce and Anglo-Irish Treaty. | 1921 | |
| 1922 | Dáil Éireann accepts the Treaty. Cumann na mBan rejects the Treaty. Irish Civil War begins. Irregulars occupy the Four Courts. Irish Free State comes into force. |
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| 1923 | Civil War fighting ends. |