The 2016 lecture took place on Saturday 13 August at Wortley Hall, near Sheffield and was given by Ruth Taillon the text is available here

Socialism, Feminism and the Women of 1916

Ruth Taillon is author of the 1996 book When History Was Made: the Women of 1916, a book that broke new ground at the time by identifying approximately 200 women who had taken an active part in the Easter Rising and highlighting their contribution to the events of Easter week. She edited Marie Mulholland’s book,The Politics and Relationships of Dr Kathleen Lynn for Woodfield Press and was also a contributing editor (Women and the State) to the Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Vol. IV. Ruth was a founder of the Mary Ann McCracken Historical Society, that throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s organised a range of activities to promote interest in women’s history and their contribution to Irish political, social, economic and cultural life. During this period, Ruth also worked with and for a number of community-based women’s groups and the trade union movement as both researcher and activist. She continues her interest in gender, equality, and peace and conflict issues and lectures occasionally on women’s history. Ruth is Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies, which promotes and supports cross-border cooperation – on the island of Ireland and beyond. She is currently a member of the Irish Government’s Oversight Group for the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.