17 April 2018: Dublin City Library and Archive lunchtime lecture series: ‘"Doing their bit": Irish women and the First World War’, Dublin City Hall, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 17 April Dublin City Library and Archive presented the third in their new series of lunchtime lectures, entitled ‘”Doing their bit”: Irish women and the First World War’. The series will explore different aspects of Irish women’s experiences throughout the First World War, from anti-enlistment activism to working in munition factories and war-time nursing, to the legacy and long-term impact of the war on the role of women in Irish society. The lecture series complements the new exhibition “Doing their Bit” Irish Women and the First World War, on display at Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 until 28 April 2018.
The third lecture, on Tuesday 17 April, was by Hugh McGuinness, and was entitled ‘Women and the munitions industry in Ireland during World War One: the Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory’. The lecture took place in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, D2.