As Mná100 ends, in this final piece, it looks to the next generation of revolutionary women On Wednesday 25 October 2023, Dr Sinéad McCoole sat down with Catherine...
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Mná100 Podcast Episode 3 This podcast marks the centenary of the 2nd Dáil Éireann debates (both private and public sessions) on the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, which became commonly known as the Treaty Debates It was curated in partnership with the National Concert Hall - the place where these momentous...
November 2021
This article was produced by Mna100, in partnership with Wicklow County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme and focuses on the lives of two women from County Wicklow in the year, 1921 - Averil Katherine Statter Deverell (1893-1979) and Catherine (Kate) Tyrrell Fitzpatrick (1862-1921) Both women lived in the same county, at the same time In...
October 2021
Mná100 in partnership with Limerick City and County Council Decade of Centenaries programme continues the story of ‘Women of Limerick 1921’ with this online exhibition curated by Sharon Slater This exhibition examines the role of women, with a special focus on four Limerick women experiences during this revolutionary period On 14 May 1921 twenty-three...
September 2021
Mná100 Podcast, Episode 2 This episode explores a lesser known aspect of the life of Constance de Markievicz, as an artist, actress, playwright, poet, and lyrist Her artistic talents are the backdrop to a conversation with 3 of Ireland’s contemporary female artists, whose practice exemplifies those disciplines today They reflect...
August 2021
Coach House, Dublin Castle Gardens Credit: Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media/ Fennell Photograph This exhibition is part of Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries programme, which runs from 2012 to 2023 – commemorating the significant historical events that occurred leading to the foundation of the Irish State This...
July 2021
Where were these women when the Truce was declared, and what was their contribution to the campaign of independence Mná100ie in partnership with County Westmeath’s Decade of Centenaries Historian-in-Residence Dr Paul Hughes focuses on a number of women from Westmeath and where they were 100 years ago when the Truce was declared During the campaign...
July 2021
On Thursday the 24th June 2021, Mná100, hosted an online seminar in partnership with the International Association of Women’s Museums This seminar, a public conversation, posed the question ‘What would you put in a Women’s Museum Past, Present & Future’ The seminar featured speakers from Norway, Germany, Costa Rica, Korea and Canada and...
June 2021
Mná100 podcast, Episode 1 Episode one focuses on the events of May 1921, when 8 women were elected to Parliament in Ireland, both north and south of a newly formed border As we try to get a sense of who these women were, what information can be found to guide us To help us in our search, we will speak to Librarians, Archivists, Curators, Historians,...
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