{"id":1070,"date":"2024-12-09T20:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/national-archives.go-vip.net\/?page_id=1070"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:48:30","slug":"women-in-20th-century-ireland-sources-from-the-department-of-the-taoiseach-1922-1966","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/sources-for-womens-history\/women-in-20th-century-ireland-sources-from-the-department-of-the-taoiseach-1922-1966\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in 20th-Century Ireland: Sources from the Department of the Taoiseach, 1922\u20131966"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section id=\"block-block_f2a8d16163c3647c2c28229ddb1ac3cc\" class=\"landing-page-header-block title-width-default block-color-green block-row-02-type-share block-row-02-share-position-bottom intro-full-width\" data-style=\"style-11\">    \n\n\t<div class=\"header \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"translation-notice\">\n        <div class=\"inner container\">\n            <p><strong>Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n ar f\u00e1il go luath<\/strong><\/p>\n            <p>\u00c1r leithsc\u00e9al as an m\u00edchaoithi\u00falacht. Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n Gaeilge ar an leathanach seo ar f\u00e1il go luath. Go raibh maith agat as do chuid foighneachta agus muid ag obair ar leagan uasd\u00e1taithe.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-0\">Women in 20th-Century Ireland: Sources from the Department of the Taoiseach, 1922\u20131966<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- mobile -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-row-02\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-button pulse fade-in\" data-js=\"share-button\">SHARE<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text h3\"><p>This database contains nearly 20,000 entries, offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives of women in Ireland during the early to mid-20th century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t<span class=\"notification-top\" data-js=\"share-copied\">URL copied to clipboard<\/span>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-block_4ad13dd19e6410db2816871d38a2b7c5\" class=\"content-tile-block nai-block margin-top-small margin-bottom-none image_right text-regular text-black bg-white no-border-top smaller-heading\" data-layout=\"layout-1-2\">        \n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" data-image=\"cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Irish Women\u2019s History Project<\/h2>\n<p>The creation of the Department of Taoiseach database was a key initiative within the <a href=\"https:\/\/irishmanuscripts.ie\/womenshistorysources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irish Women\u2019s History Project (1997-2001)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It aimed to document women\u2019s roles and experiences in Ireland from 1922 to 1966. This database emerged from a comprehensive survey conducted by the project, which meticulously examined records from the Department of the Taoiseach for references to women.<\/p>\n<h3>Department of the Taoiseach&#8217;s database<\/h3>\n<p>Legislation and discussions on issues impacting women are prevalent in our departmental records. The Department of the Taoiseach&#8217;s collection includes significant materials on topics deliberated in cabinet and government meetings, encompassing a wide range of political and administrative issues.<\/p>\n<p>The records in the Department of Taoiseach database mention several notable women who played significant roles in Irish society.<\/p>\n<p>Typing in a name the database will return the results and give an expanded description of the contents of the files<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<p>Mary Hayden: A nationalist and educator, she was active in promoting women\u2019s education and rights, contributing to the broader suffrage movement.<\/p>\n<p>TSCH\/S\/9880: Women, Position under Constitution, 1937<\/p>\n<p>Louie Bennett: A suffragist, trade unionist, and pacifist. She co\u2010founded the Irish Women&#8217;s Suffrage Federation in 1911.<\/p>\n<p>TSCH\/S\/ 5553A: Committee on Unemployment, 1927<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Lynn: a doctor, suffragist, and revolutionary, known for her role in the Easter Rising and women\u2019s rights advocacy. In 1919, she founded Saint Ultan&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>TSCH\/S \/1369\/10: Civil War Prisoners, 1923<\/p>\n<p>Hilda Tweedy: A founding member of the Irish Housewives Association, she was instrumental in advocating for women\u2019s rights and social issues.<\/p>\n<p>TSCH\/S\/16952A: International Alliance of Women, Congress, Dublin, 1961<\/p>\n<p>These women, among many others, are documented in the Department of Taoiseach records, this database showcases their contributions to social and political change and the advancement of women\u2019s rights in Ireland.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-button color-default size-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/sources-for-womens-history\/\" target=\"\">Sources for women\u2019s history<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 21\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M8.13743 5.21478C7.812 4.88934 7.28436 4.88934 6.95892 5.21478C6.63348 5.54022 6.63348 6.06786 6.95892 6.39329L11.3697 10.804L6.95892 15.2148C6.63348 15.5402 6.63348 16.0679 6.95892 16.3933C7.28436 16.7187 7.812 16.7187 8.13743 16.3933L13.1374 11.3933C13.4629 11.0679 13.4629 10.5402 13.1374 10.2148L8.13743 5.21478Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>    \n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"divider-block divider-03 \"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":4092,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1070","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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