Appendix 1: Organisational Archives and Documents Consulted Internal organisational documents IWLM Photographs, Poster (Mansion House Meeting) Internal Conflict discussion document Budget Submission from IWLM, 10 March 1971 IWU Report from Editorial committee on Banshee, May 1976 Womens Conference TCD, 9 June 1979, Women's Caucus People's Democracy, Press Release Irishwomen United Contraception Workshop Report, 9-10 May 1976 Irishwomen United Teach-In: Dual Membership, Position Paper, 8-9 May 1976 Feminism and Socialism, IWU Discussion Paper 1976 Discussion Paper for Teach-in of Irishwomen United: How to Build a Womens Movement, A collective effort presented by V. Purcell, Linda Hall, Anne Speed, Maire Case, Ann O'Brien, Betty Purcell, jackie Morrissey Irishwomen United Charter, the manifesto of IWU Poster, Liberty Hall Meeting, 1976 IFI (Irish Feminist Information) Documents Attic Press Documents Northern Ireland Women's Rights Movement Women's Charter for Northern Ireland Information literature distributed by organisations and campaigns Rape Crisis Centre, Information Documents. First Report of the Rape Crisis Centre, January 1979 Well Woman, Information Association of Business and Professional Women, Literature AIM, Documents WPA, Annual Reports and Documents National Association of Widows, Literature Women's Studies Centre UCG, Course Information Demonstration/movement events documents and material Women Against Violence Against Women, 1978- Flyer and banner 231 232 Appendixes Contraception Train- Photographs, IWLM Press Release, Guidelines distributed to Demonstrators, Media Reports/footage CAP- Campaign Literature and Information Documents Marie McMahon Case - Press Releases, Original Letters, Newspaper Reports Invasion of the Forty Foot - Press Release, Newspaper Reports Women Against Violence Against Women, Demonstration flyer, 13 October 1978 Legal cases documentation Repeal the Social Welfare Code Letter to The Taoiseach, Mr Liam Cosgrave, from Promotion for Equal Pay, Ad hoc Committee, 9 February 1976 Campaign Literature Campaigns Campaign for Women's Centre - Leaflets/flyers, financial reports Campaign for a Women's Centre, Information Leaflet, 1978 Draft Proposal for a Women's Centre, Steering Collective, 22 July 1978 Repeal the 8th Amendment - Press releases, strategy documents WIN- Organisational booklet/Abortion Information Basic, Ordination of Women in the Catholic Church: Women - Called to be Priests, discussion document/campaign literature Divorce Action Group, Statement of Aims and Principles Promotion for Equal Pay Ad hoc Committee 1976, 29 Herbert Avenue, Dublin 4- Internal Documents. Magazines/Journals Banshee: Journal of Irishwomen United, entire collection from 1975-76 The Attic Book of Contacts and Diary, 1993-97 diaries The Women's Movement v Women, Report compiled by June Considine and Nuala Fennell, Women's Aim Magazine, April-June, 1981 Family Violence: Women's Aid, Women's Aid, 1980 Irish Anarchist/Anarcha Feminist Paper, No. 1, February 1978 Cherish leaflets Bread and Roses, issues 1-5, Journal of Women's Liberation Group, UCD WPA Newsletter, Chairwoman's Comment, Maeve Breen, June 1976 WPA Newsletter, Memoranda on General Election, Nuala Fennell, 1977 The Aim Group, Newsletter, No. 1-17, PO Box 738, Dublin, 1974-81 Appendixes 233 Wicca: Wise Woman Irish Feminist Magazine, Nos 1-13 IHA, The Irish Housewife Succubus, Occasional paper of the Sutton Branch of the Women's Liberation Movement Women's News Ms. Chief Conference/seminar documents Council for the Status of Women, 'Seminar on Women and the Church', Saturday 24January 1976, Official Programme Women's Status Conference Status Conference, Guidelines for Facilitators, Strategies for Change, 1980 Papers from the Feminism and Ireland Workshop, 26 June, 1977, Women and Ireland Group, London Women's Conference, TCD, .9 June 1979 Women World-wide An Open Forum, 8 July 1992, the Global Forum of Women and Council for the Status of Women Women's Aid Seminar, 27-8 May 1978 TCD Women's Week, 25 Feb-2 Mar 1985 IWLM Conference, 5-6 February 1972, Programme IWLM conference 29-30 January 1972, Programme 1987 Women's World Festival, Interdisciplinary Congress, Dublin, 6-10 July 1987 UN Forum, Nairobi, 1985 UN Conference, Copenhagen, 14-30 July 1980 UN Conference, Beijing, 1995 Trinity Women's Week, 1985 Appendix 2: Service Organisations Established in the 19 70s 1970 Women's Progressive Association- Became the Women's Political Associ­ ation in 1973, to encourage the participation of women in public and political life. First President was Mary Robinson 1971 Ally- Primarily a family placement service for pregnant single women or single mothers. The work carried out by Fergal O'Connor O.P. culmi­ nated in the founding of Ally 1972 Family Planning Services (became the Irish Family Planning Association)­ A company set up to provide non-medical and non-pharmaceutical con­ traceptive devices 1972 Cherish- Founded by Maura O'Dea (now Richards) and four other single mothers to give advice and support to single parents. First President was Mary Robinson. Now subsidised by the Eastern Health Board. Cam­ paigned vigorously for the Status of Children Act (1987), providing legal status for non-marital children (previously regarded as filius nullius - the child of nobody - in the law) Council for the Status of Women was established 1972 The Cork Federation of Women's Organisations- Representing 17 local associations, was responsible for opening the first Citizens Advice Bureau 1972 AIM (Action, Information, Motivation) - A pressure group concerned mainly with family, maintenance, and justice, founded by Nuala Fennell following her resignation from IWLM. Its primary function was to pro­ vide information and legal advice for women. It became one of the most successful and effective women's organisations, campaigning for the rights of wives and children to protection and maintenance and lobby­ ing for a revision of the law regarding marriage and the family 1973 ADAPT - The Association for Deserted and Alone Parents (ADAPT) was primarily a support group 1974 Women's Aid- Provides refuge and support for victims of domestic vio­ lence. It was responsible for highlighting the scale of this problem in Irish society 1977 Rape Crisis Centre- Emerged from Irishwomen United. They have suc­ ceeded in creating awareness of rape as a crime of violence and provide a comprehensive counselling service for victims and have campaigned suc­ cessfully for anti-rape legislation. In an article in the Guardian (June, 1994) it was stated that the Irish Rape Crisis Centre organisation is one of the most radical in Europe. The Sexual Assault Unit, Rotunda Hospital, 234 Appendixes 235 was established in 1985 (its Director was Dr Maire Woods, originally part of the IWLM group) Employment Equality Agency was established by the government 1979 First Women's Right to Choose group met and established the Irish Preg­ nancy Counselling Centre Appendix 3: Chronology: the First Wave 1860-1921 1861 Irish Society for the Training and Employment of Educated women formed in Dublin. Married women's property campaign started 1864 Parliament passed the first of three statutes that permitted the compul­ sory inspection of prostitutes. Two further Acts of 1866 and 1869 were introduced to control the spread of venereal disease among the sol­ diery 1869 National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts formed 1870 First public suffrage meeting in Dublin 1879 Campaign to extend the Royal University Act to women and girls 1886 Contagious Diseases Acts repealed 1898 Local government vote granted to women 1900 1 October, first meeting of Inghinidhe na hEireann (Daughters of Eireann) 1908 5 May, Irish Women's Franchise League founded 1909 National University of Ireland established and open to women 1910 Society of the United Irishwomen founded, which became the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA) in 1935 1911 5 September, Irish Women Workers' Union established 1912 November, 71 members of the Irish Parliamentary Party vote against the Women's Suffrage Bill and Women's Suffrage amendments to the Home Rule Bill 1914 5 April, Cumann na mBan founded (the women's branch of the Irish Volunteers). Became involved in the 1916 Rising and the War of Inde­ pendence 1918 Franchise granted to Irishwomen over 30 Countess Markievicz elected the first woman to the first Dail Eireann 1921 1 April, Countess Markievicz appointed Minister for Labour of the first Irish Republican government 1921 Six women elected to the second Dail 236 Appendix 4: Chronology: the Post-Independence Decades, 1922-69 1922 Suffrage for all adults over 21 introduced under the first Free State Constitution Two women elected to the 3rd Dail, 4 women elected to the Seanad 1923 Five women elected to the 4th Dail 1925 Four women elected to the Seanad 1927 The Juries Act declared that juries in criminal and civil cases would be drawn from ratepayers, which amounted to almost a total exclusion of women from jury service Four women elected to the 5th Dail One woman elected to the 6th Dail 1928 Five women elected to the Seanad 1929 Censorship of Publications Act provided for a mandatory ban on books or periodicals advocating 'the unnatural prevention of conception' 1930 Women's Social and Progressive League founded. Later it pointed out the negative implications for women in the newly written 1937 Constitution 1931 31 July, Louie Bennett became the first woman President of the Irish Trade Union Congress 1932 Two women elected to the 7th Dail 1933