Women of the Irish Citizen Army: an assessment of their role and recognition during and after the revolutionary period

It examines and evaluates the factors which radicalised and politicised the rank-and-file female members of the Citizen Army. The connection of the rank-and-file women of the Citizen Army to other contemporary social, cultural, and political movements is explored.

The part played by the lesser-known Citizen Army women during the revolutionary period is assessed. This thesis investigates what the Citizen Army women did with their lives in post-revolutionary Ireland and what factors influenced their continued activism. The State’s commemoration of the Citizen Army women, following the revolutionary period, is examined at significant commemorative milestone events, to gauge the level of official recognition.