100 Years of Women in Politics & Public Life by Dr Sinéad McCoole

100 Years of Women in Politics & Public Life

by Dr Sinéad McCoole

Clare County Library Decade of Centenaries Lecture

Tuesday, 4th June 2019,  De Valera Public Library, Ennis at 6.30pm

Sinéad works in the Commemorations Unit of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as a Historian. She is the author of several books on women in Irish history including ‘No Ordinary Women’ and ‘Easter Widows’. She is a member of the Government’s Expert Advisory Group on the Decade of Centenaries and was historical advisor to the 2016 National Commemoration Programme. She has curated many exhibitions including the recent ‘Women in Politics and Public Life 1918-2018’ which was the centrepiece of the Government’s 2018 Centenary programme. Sinéad has also worked in broadcasting and as a script writer.

Free lecture. All are welcome. Contact the library for more information on (065) 6846353.