3U Partnership officially launched the online archival exhibition “Outsider Women” 1 September 2015 at the National Library of Ireland
In the year which marks the 40th anniversary of the International Women’s Year (IWY), a designation given by the United Nations to celebrate women globally, 3U Partnership is proud to launch its first digital humanties online exhibition entitled Outsider Women which focuses on the lives of three important, yet largely overlooked, women in Irish history.
Emily Winifred Dickson – 1866-1944
Doctor of Medicine and Master of Obstetrics, first woman fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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Agnes O’Farrelly (or Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh) – 1874-1951
Academic and Professor of Irish at University College Dublin (UCD), Irish language author and founding member of Cumann na mBan, and
Teresa Deevy – 1894-1963
Irish dramatist, short story writer, and writer for radio
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In launching the exhibition, Professor Cathal Kelly CEO of RCSI, one of 3U’s partner institutions, said that “the online exhibition Outsider Women provides vital reflections on women’s contribution to Irish society in the past. Through the exhibition, the public will be introduced to the significant achievements of these women, ranging from awards gained by Dickson during her studies at the RCSI, to a digital copy of Grádh agus Crádh (1901), the first Irish language novel by a female author (O’Farrelly), to the hugely successful plays by Deevy, most notably her popular production, Katie Roche. In each case, they contributed richly to the lives of their community and paved the way for other women to achieve success in their chosen field.”
Emily Winifred Dickson, Agnes Winifred O’Farrelly and Teresa Deevy each lived in different times and social worlds but are connected by two major themes – their contribution to their societies and their status as outsiders, either in their contemporary world or in our subsequent historical recordings of it. Their lives ‘book end’ the great changes that took place in Ireland, especially for women in the late 1800’s and in the first half of the 20th Century..
Commenting on the launch, Dr Ruth Davis, Director of the 3U Partnership said that “the exhibition Outsider Women, will enable those in Ireland and worldwide to appreciate the rich legacies of these three amazing Irish women for the Ireland of today. Recognising their talents, energies and achievements at this point is timely and appropriate.”
Outsider Women is a collaborative venture by the 3U Partnership Libraries of Maynooth University, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, and St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, a constituent college of Dublin City University along with the Department of History in Maynooth University. Its key objectives are:
- the creation of an Irish online, open access, digital humanities research resource that supports professional training in archives management,
- to encourage collaborations between academic historians, librarians and archivists across the 3U Partner Institutions, and
- the development of a template to guide the presentation of thematic digital collections to the public which combine academic scholarship with curated online archival collections from the libraries of Maynooth University, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), and St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University (DCU).
TO VIEW THE ONLINE EXHIBITION OUTSIDER WOMEN GO TO: https://development-3u-fengler.c9users.io/3u-digital-humanities/
About 3U Partnership
3U PARTNERSHIP is a new force in Irish higher education that combines the complementary strengths of DCU, Maynooth University and RCSI. Our vision is to form a deep and sustainable partnership, which will enable us to achieve much more together than we ever could alone. 3U PARTNERSHIP enhances our ability to deliver richer educational opportunities for our students and to solve some of the major research problems of our time.
See more at: http://www.3u.ie or http://3u.ie/3u-research/3u-digital-humanities/
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For further information please contact:
Dr Ruth Davis,
Director | 3U Partnership |
RCSI, 123 St Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2, Ireland
Email: ruthdavis@3u.ie
