This book explores the lives, careers, and social and political activism of a diverse group of women historians in Ireland, contributing to the study of the Irish historical tradition and the study of women historians in an international context. It addresses debates about gender and history, modern Irish historiography and Irish women's history.

NADIA CLARE SMITH is Adjunct Professor to the History Department at Boston College, USA, where she received her PhD. A specialist in modern Irish History, her work has been recognized by the Fulbright Commission.