📢 Just one week to go now to launch of our #Womensgrassrootsactivism #Activism100+ Toolkit to celebrate #IWD2026 & #womenshistorymonth📢.
🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏰ 5.30pm -7pm (via Zoom)
We still have some spaces left so come & join us by registering 👇. @womenshistnet.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social
All set for France and Boulogne-sur-Mer tomorrow for the 'Women in War' conference. Looking forward to hearing all the great papers & to our panel on Irish #Afterlives with @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social & @lloislanel.bsky.social. @whaireland.bsky.social
femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/home/
Yet another fantastic book offer this month.
This sounds really interesting congratulations to all involved. And there is 30% off!
The WHAI has issued a response to the proposal to host a permanent women's exhibition space in Limerick. See below for full statement.
womenshistoryassociation.com
Closing date for enteries is fast approaching. If you know anyone students please do let them know
This would be great if the former Rugby Museum in Limerick was taken over by the National Museum and then made a dedicated Women's Museum. Space would also be needed to for a research facility to compliment the proposed Museum
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Just a little over a week left to get those entries in.
This will be of interest to many of our members.
Booking now open for #IWD2026 event to launch #Activism100+Toolkit, a co-produced resource created by the @ukri.org #AHRC funded network #womensgrassrootsactivsm.
🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏰ 5.30pm -7pm (online)
@whaireland.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
This will be of interest to many of our members.
Last day to get those abstracts in. Submissions close today 6 Feb.
Just a reminder that this is on tonight. All welcome 😊
Only two days left to get those abstracts in! Closing date is tomorrow 6 February.
Please do sumbit particulary if you are a PhD student or ECR. It is a great space to share your research
Only five days left to get those abstract in. Abstracts are due Friday 6th February. Thanks to all those that have already submitted we look forward to reading them.
Painting of Saint Brigid with a bowl of fire, a spindle, and a cow in St. Patrick's Chapel, Glastonbury.
IMBOLC (or Imbolg!)
Saint Brigid's Day is a Gaelic traditional festival.
1st February is the start of Spring.
Brigit 26 Parade: Dublin’s streets awaken with art, myth and women’s power today from 3.30pm 🔥🛼🎭
Starting at the top of Capel Street this afternoon, the procession brings large-scale puppetry, stiltwalkers, dancers, musicians, cyclists, roller skaters and community groups onto the streets.
The GPO beautifully illuminated for Brigit 2026 ✨
Happy St Brigid's Day Lá Fhéile Bríde!
A celebration of the contribution of Irish women ... and the first day of Spring!💚
Check out events and activities https://bit.ly/StBrigids2026
Book launch Single mothers in Twentieth Century Ireland and Britain: pregnancy, migration and institutionalization by Lorraine Grimes on Thursday 5 February 7pm at Irish Film Institute, Dublin
Congratulations to @lorrainegrimes.bsky.social on the launch of her first book happening this Thursday 5 February at 7pm at the Irish Film Institute Dublin. All welcome.
This looks great!
Probably also of interest to followers of @swip-i.bsky.social
Do submit your abstracts by 6 February for what is shaping up to be a really good conference. This year it is being held in Mary I Limerick - 29 - 30 May. The theme of the conference is 'gain'.
To give people a little more time to get those abstracts in we are extending the deadline for submission until 6 February. We are really looking forward to receiving people's abstracts and putting the programme together.
CFP, British Commission for Military History, The Intimate Front: Marriage, Gender, Relationships & (para) Military identities, 5 June 2026 London.
This sounds like a fascinating conference. Abstracts to be by 1 March 2026.
Lovely to see so many abstracts winging in today for the @whaireland.bsky.social conference in Limerick in May 😍 cfp closes 30 January so keep em coming! #WomensHist #GenderHist sites.google.com/view/whai202...
Fantastic opportunity to share your research in a congenial space. PhD students are particularly encourage to put in an abstract for this year's conference in Limerick.
Our Annual MacCurtain/Cullen prize is now open for entries. The competition is open to current or recent BA or MA/MPhil students. closing date for entries is 1 March 2026.
womenshistoryassociation.com/grants-prizes/
Just a week to go to get those abstracts in. We are really looking forward to putting the programme together for our conference in Limerick - happening 29 & 30 May 2026.
This will be of interest to many of our members. The Women's Library is an incredible collection and the library is celebrating its centenary this year.
