Women and the Politics of Equality: The Irish women’s movement 1930-1943

This chapter provides a detailed account of the history of the Irish women's movement during the period 1930 to 1943. Highlighting the vibrant network of women's organisations active around a range issues aimed to enhance the lives of women and girls (for example the Joint Committee of Women's Societies and Social Workers, the National Council of Women and the National University Women Graduates' Association) it is argued that the women's movement remained an important way to assert the citizenship rights of women in the new Irish state.