Revolutionary Irish Women Doctors 1916 to the Civil War

dublin | history and heritage | event notice Tuesday February 24, 2009 10:55 by Dublin City Public Libraries - Dublin City Public Libraries library.development at dublincity dot ie 01 6744842/3

A talk by Anne MacLellan.

This talk will focus on the lives and work of three revolutionary doctors who took part in the Easter 1916 Rising. Marking International Women's Day in Dublin City Libraries.

This talk will focus on the lives and work of three revolutionary doctors: Kathleen Lynn and Brigid Lyons-Thornton, who took part in the Easter 1916 Rising, and Dorothy Price who was doctor to a column of the IRA during the War of Independence.
Anne McLellan has a background as a medical scientist and a journalist and has contributed a chapter on revolutionary doctors to the book “Lab Coats and Lace”. She is currently researching the contribution of Dorothy Price to the eradication of tuberculosis in Ireland, for her PhD.

Cabra Library: Thursday 5th March at 6.30pm