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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jun 28

Serendipitous to be sitting in the final panel of the Future of Irish Studies conference and get the email that my first article has been published - open access - in Women’s History Review. 😍

@irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social

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‘It is to be assumed that members of C. na m Ban cannot be kept out of such a body!’: women, Irish republicanism, and prisoner support work 1939–45

The historical consensus on Cumann na mBan, Ireland’s republican women’s organisation, suggests that by the period of the Second World War (or Emergency as it was known in independent Ireland) it w...

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Pazuzus farthers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social · Jun 6

Just no @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social
This is horrendous. There are so many great tours with deeply knowledgeable human tour guides. Why would you do this?

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · May 29

Texas cops tried to find an abortion patient by using data from an automatic license plate reader (ALPR), which gave them access to over 83,000 cameras across the country.

The dystopian future feminists have been warning about is already here.

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A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion

The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · May 26

www.ria.ie/2025/05/22/2...

The WHAI is delighted to see that Prof. Maria Luddy has been elected as an Honorary member of the RIA. Prof Luddy's contribution to women's history in Ireland has been significant. And this is an acknowledgment of that contribution to historical debate.

28 new members admitted to the Royal Irish Academy - Royal Irish Academy

On 23 May 2025, the new members of the Royal Irish Academy were admitted for their exceptional contribution to the sciences, humanities and social sciences as well as to public service.

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Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social · May 29

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

This is an intense, revealing, well-researched and often compelling biography. Lane … has made a profound contribution to our understanding of the republican women of that generation and their intimate and public lives.
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Mary MacSwiney by Leeann Lane: A revealing, well-researched and compelling biography of this patriot

Diarmaid Ferriter: A layered overview of what drove the formidable republican and how she was perceived

www.irishtimes.com

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · May 13

Listen to @drdeefoley.bsky.social on the RDS podcast talking about her research on Irish women's craft work:
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Episode 7: Helping Hands: The Story of the RDS and Irish Craft | The RDS Podcast

From its involvement with the Irish linen industry in the 18th century, to the introduction of public exhibitions in the 19th and 20th centuries, to its continuing support of the sector today with the...

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · May 13

Recently published by @drdeefoley.bsky.social: how did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money?

Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home

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Catherine Sloan @csloanox.bsky.social · Apr 22

Amazing opportunity and ACE @drdeefoley.bsky.social as cosupervisor!

Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · Apr 22

PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.

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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · Apr 22

Amazing history PhD opportunity at Trinity College Dublin to work on women’s experiences of maternity care in Dublin, 1950-2020. Dream supervisory team of @drdeefoley.bsky.social and @earner.bsky.social. 🤩Closing date 23 May. #histmed

Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · Apr 22

PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.

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Dr Deirdre Foley @drdeefoley.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks Leeann 🥰

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Apr 22

Funded PhD working with @drdeefoley.bsky.social on experiences of pregnancy and giving birth in Ireland 1950-2020. Begins September 2025; apply now! 🗃️

www.tcd.ie/history/asse...

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Dr Deirdre Foley @drdeefoley.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks Catherine! Hope all’s good, love the Simpkin pic 🐈‍⬛

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · Apr 22

PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am beyond delighted to share that my first book Rediscovering Women in Early Irish Television 1957-73 is officially under contract with @livunipress.bsky.social and will be part of the brilliant Reappraisals in Irish History Series. I am so excited to be able to get this work out in the world.

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Kevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · Apr 4

A week after the TCD modern Irish history symposium, I'll be in London for this gathering on British History. Featuring a panel on Irish environmental history, with me, @erikahanna.bsky.social and @momoulton.bsky.social. Very much looking forward to it - not least because Julia Laite is the keynote.

QMCBS @qmcbs.bsky.social · Apr 4

Places for British History Today are filling up. Please do register - especially if you are on the programme! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-hi...

British History Today (1-2 May)

This is a two day ticket for the British History Today conference (1-2 May) organised by the Queen Mary Centre for British Studies.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · Apr 4

Looking forward to seeing you (and your paper), Kevin! Very excited about this. Thanks @drdeefoley.bsky.social and @earner.bsky.social for putting such a great programme together.

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Apr 4

Really looking forward to speaking at this at the end of the month.

Dr Deirdre Foley @drdeefoley.bsky.social · Apr 3

Booking now for this symposium on 25 April, featuring @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @mwait13.bsky.social @tortietabby.bsky.social @brian-hanley.bsky.social and others working on Ireland in the 1970s beyond. Hoping for some interesting discussion! @iaphistorians.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social

Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Upcoming symposium, 25th April, on Contemporary Irish History. www.eventbrite.ie/e/new-direct...

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Dr Deirdre Foley @drdeefoley.bsky.social · Apr 3

Booking now for this symposium on 25 April, featuring @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @mwait13.bsky.social @tortietabby.bsky.social @brian-hanley.bsky.social and others working on Ireland in the 1970s beyond. Hoping for some interesting discussion! @iaphistorians.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social

Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Upcoming symposium, 25th April, on Contemporary Irish History. www.eventbrite.ie/e/new-direct...

New Directions in Contemporary Irish History

A symposium to showcase and discuss new approaches to 'recent' histories of Ireland.

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Mar 21

To mark international Single Parents Day, One Family together with Trinity College Dublin and Glasgow Caledonian University launches new campaign highlighting the history, experiences and misconceptions facing one-parent families @onefamilyireland.bsky.social @mediacoops.bsky.social #singleparentday

Time for a Change

Find out more about the work of our partners supporting One Parent Familes

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Upcoming symposium, 25th April, on Contemporary Irish History. www.eventbrite.ie/e/new-direct...

New Directions in Contemporary Irish History

A symposium to showcase and discuss new approaches to 'recent' histories of Ireland.

www.eventbrite.ie

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Feb 22

How did fascist movements in 1930s Britain appeal to women and even former suffragettes?

Martin Durham, in a rediscovered talk given to History Workshop in 1983, and Daniel Jones (@narson.bsky.social) on the continued resonance of these insights in today's world.
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Women in the British Union of Fascists | History Workshop

Why are women drawn to fascist ideologies and movements? The timely rediscovery of Martin Durham's talk - given to History Workshop in 1983, looking back to the 1930s - speaks to pressing questions today.

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Lucy Rebecca Cannon @queerarchivist.bsky.social · Feb 13

Poster advertising the conference on welfare organized by the New York Wages for Housework Committee on April 24th,1976. Silvia Federici Papers, Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Brown University.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · Jan 31

Thinking of Ann Lovett today, ##otd 1984, 15yrs old & pregnant, she went to the grotto in Granard where she gave birth to a still born baby boy, she was found sometime later but died shortly after of hypothermia & blood loss. Her story shocked the country #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/readme/ann-l...

Dr Mary McAuliffe: The details of Ann Lovett's tragic death are still harrowing 40 years on

The historian looks back at the loss of the teenager who died after giving birth in a grotto in Granard, 40 years ago today.

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