Stand Up and be Counted! Suffrage in the Decade of Centenaries

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (www.proni.gov.uk) has launched its Stand Up and Be Counted online resource, subtitled Suffrage and gender in Ireland during the Decade of Centenaries and beyond. The page holds links to several articles looking at the subject of women's suffrage in Ireland's most tumultuous period prior to Partition.

From the site:

The original archival documents made available as part of this online resource will allow anyone interested in the themes of suffrage, gender and democracy – or indeed the wider Decade of Centenaries – to explore original documents created at the time. This resource will not only widen access to PRONI archives, but will exemplify how they can be used to engage people in a conversation, exploring the relevance of historical events in today’s society.

The information packs available on the site are themed as follows:

PRONI Document Packs:
Document Pack 2 - Suffrage and Nationalism (Stand up and be Counted!: Suffrage in Ireland).
Document Pack 3 - Suffrage, Labour and Class (Stand up and be Counted!: Suffrage in Ireland).
Document Pack 4 - Suffrage and Suffragettes (Stand up and be Counted!: Suffrage in Ireland).

Background and context:
Background and Contextual Information (Stand up and be Counted!: Suffrage in Ireland).
Ireland Decade of Centenaries Timeline (Stand up and be Counted!: Suffrage in Ireland).
Female Suffrage in UK and Ireland Timeline (Stand up and be Counted!: Suffrage in Ireland).

Workshop activities:
Workshop activities (Stand up and be counted! Suffrage in Ireland)

An interesting fact that I wasn't aware of is that women in the Irish Free State obtained equal suffrage rights to men in 1922, gaining the right to vote at the age of 21, whilst in Northern Ireland this did not happen until 1928.

An excellent resource.

Chris

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