After a very successful Forgotten Women Friday yesterday, when many of us learned much about Irish research, we present the first stories. Already, some trends are emerging. Many of the women died young, often of chest complaints and a significant number emigrated. You can now read about the lives of Hannah Cargin, Margaret Ann Graham, Alice Murray and Margaret Jane Shilliady here . Many thanks to all our wonderful volunteers. As a bonus, we have also added two more stories

We still have space for a few more volunteers for our next Forgotten Women Friday collaborative research day on 17 October. We will be...

We are pleased to announce that our next Forgotten Women Friday will be on 17 October, when we will be looking at women who were working...