Reference to Women's Place in the Home must be removed from Constitution

Caitriona Beaumont

Reference to Women's Place in the Home must be removed from Constitution

Law and Social Sciences

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Abstract

This short opinion piece outlines the historical context of Article 41.2 of the 1937 Constitution which defined the role of women as housewives and mothers. It highlights the campaigns by feminist activists to have the clause removed and calls on the current Irish government to remove Article 41.2 from the Constitution. This is an Irish Times newspaper op ed piece.

Original language	English
Journal	Irish Times
Publication status	Published - 4 Oct 2018

Keywords

Irish history
Article 41.2 of Irish Constitution
women's role as wife and mother
Irish women's movement

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Reference to Women's Place in the Home must be removed from Constitution

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