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James Connolly & the Women of the Rising / Cumann na mBan and the Women of the Rising

Talks

Day	Time	Place	Speaker
28^TH MARCH \| EASTER MONDAY	12:00 - 13:30	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland	Lorcan Collins Margaret Ward Susan Jackson

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The RCPI, The Winter Hall

Introduced by Susan Jackson, Newscaster, RTÉ

James Connolly & the Women of the Rising

James Connolly was a passionate exponent of the emancipation of the working class. He also dedicated his life to fighting injustices and therefore was a strong supporter of equal rights for women. This talk will examine the role of women in the Rising, many of whom were close colleagues of Connolly.

Lorcan Collins, author of 16 Lives: James Connolly

Cumann na mBan and the Women of the Rising – Comrades or Handmaidens?

There was a wide range of views regarding appropriate roles for women and the talk will use women’s own testimonies to highlight the variety of experiences of women during Easter Week.

Margaret Ward, Visiting Fellow in Irish History Queen’s University of Belfast.

Photograph courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland

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RTÉ would like to gratefully acknowledge the support and participation of the individual speakers who were kind enough to share their research and private collections with the public as part of the RTÉ Reflecting the Rising project. A big thanks also to the many volunteers and actors who gave their time so generously to help make RTÉ Reflecting the Rising a memorable and successful day.

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