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Deirdre Connery, member of Duncannon, Co. Wexford ICA guild, Prof Caitríona Beaumont, Mary D’Arcy, President of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA), and Breda Cahill, ICA Wexford Federation President recording episode 1 - Women’s Grassroots Activism: the ICA’s long history of activism - of the Women's Grassroots Activism Podcast Series at An Grianán.

Women’s Grassroots Activism Podcast Series

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This podcast series tells stories of women’s grassroots activism across the island of Ireland and in England from 1918 to the present. These stories highlight the diverse ways that members of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA), the Soroptimists International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) and the Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland (WINI) contributed to enhancing the lives of women and girls locally, nationally and globally. Funded by United Kingdom Research Innovation (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Military Welfare History Network – Conference Podcasts

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The Military Welfare History Network provides a networking and dissemination platform for scholars who are research active in military welfare history.

In 2024 the Military Welfare History Network (MWHN) hosted its third international conference at the University of Leeds on 20 and 21 June. Led by Prof Jessica Meyer, the organising team hosted a two-day event at Leeds on the theme of ‘Economies of Military Welfare: conversations between past and present’. The conference was generously supported by the University of Leeds and the Economic History Society. Two papers recorded at the conference are now available to podcast.

A History of Xenophobia

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History Hub presents a series of interviews between our editor Dr Irial Glynn and a number of leading experts on the history of xenophobia. The key question the series grapples with is: what causes xenophobia? Why are certain people hostile towards or afraid of immigrants or of people who come from different cultural backgrounds? Does it stem from anger related to a real or perceived decline in living standards? Does it reflect discomfort with the pace of social change or increasing societal diversity? Or is it connected to the arrival of charismatic and innovative politicians and well-organised far right parties?

Afterlives – ‘Talking ’bout revolutions’; conversations across borders about women and revolution’

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In episode 3 of AFTERLIVES, Dr Mary McAuliffe (UCD, Gender Studies) is joined by Professor Ingrid Sharp (University of Leeds, German Cultural & Gender History) and Dr Corinne Painter (University of Leeds, Intercultural Studies) to discuss the lived experience of Irish and German suffrage, socialist and activist women in the aftermath of war and revolution.

CHOMI

UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland Podcasts

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The UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland (CHOMI) is based in the UCD School of History. CHOMI is an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study of the medical humanities. Established in 2006, the Centre seeks to promote the study of the social and cultural history of medicine. Since it was setup CHOMI has been committed to the use of new media to engage with academic communities and interested publics. History Hub is delighted to host the Centre’s wonderful archive of podcasts and videos which are such an invaluable resource.

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