Welcome to the Irish Women’s Writing (1880-1920) Network
Our network facilitates international and interdisciplinary connections and exchanges between researchers recovering and studying the lives and work of Irish women writers, artists, historians, scientists and more.
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- Mary Banim and Goldsmith’s CountryDr Geraldine Brassil How to cite: Brassil, G (2024) ‘Mary Banim and Goldsmith’s Country’, IWWN Blog, date of posted entry, Available at https://irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/blog/ (Accessed date) Kilkenny brothers and writing partners John (1798-1842) and Michael (1796-1874) Banim are described by James H. Murphy as ‘important Catholic writers.’[1] However,…
- Online Saturday Writing GroupThe Irish Women’s Writing Network (1880-1920) has recently started a virtual writing group which takes places one Saturday a month. This writing group provides a virtual space for like-minded researchers and creative areas with an interest in Irish women’s writing to set some individual…
- Teaching Irish Women’s Writing AbroadMaureen O’Connor There are always new audiences for Irish women’s writing of the fin de siècle period, as I discovered when I recently spent six months at the University of Würzburg in Germany, as the Travelling Visiting Professor of Irish Studies, a position funded…
