{"id":732,"date":"2024-11-20T15:46:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/national-archives.go-vip.net\/?page_id=732"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:37:23","slug":"the-joint-committee-of-womens-societies-and-social-workers-98-14","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/sources-for-womens-history\/the-joint-committee-of-womens-societies-and-social-workers-98-14\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joint Committee of Women\u2019s Societies and Social Workers (98\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section id=\"block-block_a4bd566087a8ebe3ed2fbea5e7d37d78\" class=\"landing-page-header-block title-width-default block-color-green intro-full-width\" data-style=\"style-02\">    \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\">The Joint Committee of Women\u2019s Societies and Social Workers (98\/14)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- mobile -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"in-this-section tablet-portrait-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block-block_4b23c085d9a642fbfcf65a39da5d5131\" class=\"content-tile-block nai-block margin-top-none margin-bottom-default 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<p>The Joint Committee of Women\u2019s Societies and Social Workers held its first meeting in March 1935 in Dublin. It was attended by notable figures like Mary Sheehy Kettle and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington. Initially formed to address the rejection of amendments to the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the committee operated for fifty-eight years before disbanding in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Its membership fluctuated from nine to fourteen organisations, tackling various issues affecting women and children during significant societal changes in Ireland. The collection is organised into seven series, primarily consisting of files and bound volumes. The minutes from 1935 are a key resource, alongside reports from the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>Notable entries include reports from the 1980s and 1990s, detailing the committee\u2019s activities and initiatives, alongside information related to its fiftieth-anniversary celebrations. These minutes serve as a valuable resource for understanding the committee\u2019s influence on women\u2019s rights and social policies in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the committee engaged with key legislative changes, including discussions on women\u2019s representation in government and social welfare reforms. For instance, in 1936, they expressed concerns about women\u2019s constitutional and economic conditions to then-Prime Minister \u00c9amon de Valera, highlighting their commitment to ensuring women\u2019s voices were heard in legislative matters.<\/p>\n<p>Their records reflect a proactive approach to shaping policies that affected women and children, demonstrating their role in advocating for social change during a transformative period in Irish society. The Joint Committee of Women\u2019s Societies and Social Workers profoundly impacted women\u2019s rights in Ireland. Over its fifty-eight years of operation, the committee addressed critical issues such as domestic violence, reproductive rights, and women\u2019s representation in government. Their efforts contributed to significant legislative changes, including reforms in social welfare and protections for women and children.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/98_14JointCommitteeWomensSocietiesandSocialWorkers.pdf\">Download the PDF of the finding aid <\/a> <\/strong>to help you explore the collection before your research visit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":4092,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-732","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Joint Committee of Women\u2019s Societies and Social Workers (98\/14) - 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