Luddy, Maria. (2005) A 'sinister and retrogressive' proposal : Irish women's opposition to the 1937 draft constitution. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Vol.15 . pp. 175-195. ISSN 0080-4401

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Abstract

This article explores the campaign waged by Irish women against the draft constitution of 1937. A number of articles within the constitution were deemed by women activists to threaten both their rights as citizens and as workers. A campaign, organised principally by the Women Graduates' Association, the Joint Committee of Women's Societies and Social Workers, together with the Irish Women Workers' Union, sought to amend or delete the offending articles. The campaign ran for two months and in that period, feminists, the press, parliamentarians, the Catholic Church and republicans all engaged in the debate about women's position in Irish society.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1922-1949, Political campaigns -- Ireland, Women in politics -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title:	Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0080-4401
Official Date:	28 November 2005
Volume:	Vol.15
Page Range:	pp. 175-195
Identification Number:	10.1017/S0080440105000307
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Version or Related Resource:	Read 26 March 2004 at Royal Holloway, University of London.
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/301

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