Julia Frankau
Irish art historian and novelist
Irish art historian and novelist
Despite never holding an academic post Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood was a well known and respected historian and public intellectual.
Sally Sainsbury established herself a leader in the field of disability and social policy in the UK.
Eileen Younghusband’s career in social work education began in the 1930s and continued till her death in 1981.
Irish ethnomusicologist
Irish archaeologist and antiquary
Alison Patrick was a world leader in the history of the French Revolution.
After studying at the University of Melbourne, she began lecturing in the history department in 1908. She was one of the founders of University Women’s College, the Victorian Woman Graduates’ Association and the Lyceum Club.
Irish archaeologist
International Catholic women’s activist