Welcome to the Irish Women’s Writing (1880-1920) Network

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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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  • 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, Germany
    Citation: 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…
  • Re-examining Wilde in The Woman’s World
    Eleanor Fitzsimons How to cite: Fitzsimons, E.  (2024) ‘Re-examining Wilde in The Woman’s World’,  IWWN Blog, date of posted entry,  Available at https://irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/blog/ (Accessed date) ‘Society began to take Oscar Wilde seriously when he became editor of the Woman’s World.’ Anna de Brémont in Oscar Wilde and His Mother…