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.
To join the network click here
Are you a postgrad working in the area? Check out our Postgraduate Forum.
Send us updates for the News and Events Page: notifications of forthcoming publications, conferences and other events are welcome. Contribute a blog: tell us about your research, recent conferences attended, or new projects.
Read all about our September 2021 Virtual Symposium here.
Sign up for our quarterly email here.
Check out our archives, bibliography, and our resources for more.
- Voices of the Revival: Anna Johnston (Ethna Carbery)Citation: Houben, Lotta. “Voices of the Revival: Anna Johnston (Ethna Carbery).” Irish Women’s Writing Network Blog. [Date of publication]. Available at [URL] (Accessed date). Lotta Houben Anna Johnston (also known as Ethna Carbery) was a poet, writer, and journalist. She was born to a…
- Confronting ‘White Slavery’: M. E. Francis and The Story of Mary Dunne (1913)Citation: Standlee, W. (2026) ‘Confronting “White Slavery”: M. E. Francis and The Story of Mary Dunne (1913)’, IWWN Blog, date of posted entry. Available at (accessed date) Whitney Standlee In her day, M. E. Francis (Mary Sweetman Blundell, 1859-1930) was a popular and respected…
- Rosa Mulholland, Digital Renaissance and Digital Humanities in Trier, GermanyCitation: Brassil, G. and K. Laing. (2025) ‘Rosa Mulholland, Digital Renaissance and Digital Humanities in Trier, Germany’, IWWN Blog, date of posted entry. Available at (accessed date) Geraldine Brassil and Kathryn Laing In March 1909 Rosa Mulholland’s short story, ‘Krescenz: An Idyll on the…
