International Women’s Day, held annually on 8th March, is an international day of celebration where thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. Dublin City Council will celebrate the contribution of women to the civic life of Dublin City with a series of events in March 2012.
HEADS ABOVE THE PARAPET
Join historian, Pat Liddy on International Women’s Day to hear about many remarkable women from past centuries who against the odds, made notable contributions in the fields of arts and sciences. This tour is free and will last approximately 90 minutes. No Booking necessary.
Thursday, 8th March at 11am – Meet at Fusiliers’ Arch, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2. Contact: 2222233
Events in Dublin City Libraries
Celebrating Women in Science
- Ingenious Irishwomen. By Mary Mulvihill
Meet Maude Delap who solved the puzzle of jellyfish, Annie Maunder who travelled the world chasing solar eclipses, Kathleen Lonsdale who discovered a new form of diamond and Alicia Boole Stott who created shapes in four dimensions. Just some of our historic Irish women scientists - you can learn a little of their lives and legacies in this special International Women's Day talk with Mary Mulvihill.
Mary is a science writer and a founder of the Women in Technology & Science network (WITS). You'll find her quirky walking and podcast tours of Dublin at www.ingeniousireland.ie
Tuesday 6th March at 1pm - Central Library, T. 873 4333
- Dr Dorothy Price: the scientific approach to tackling tuberculosis in Ireland,1930-1960. By Dr. Anne Mac Lellan
Tuberculosis was arguably Ireland’s greatest public health problem in the first half of the twentieth century. This talk will focus on the work of Dr Dorothy Price, a Dublin-based paediatrician and international expert on childhood tuberculosis. Dr Price was an advocate of the use of the tuberculin test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and the use of the B.C.G. vaccine to prevent the disease. She was the first person to use the vaccine in Ireland. While the end of the tuberculosis epidemic was due to a complex series of factors, her work, which has largely been overlooked, was of significance.
Dr. Anne Mac Lellan was previously a biomedical scientist and a journalist (mainly writing under her married name of Anne Byrne) and held the position of chief medical scientist, microbiology laboratory, the Coombe Women and Infants’ University Hospital. She worked for The Irish Times for six years as a staff journalist in the education section. She was a Wellcome Trust funded doctoral student in the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland, School of History and Archives, UCD, and is the joint winner of the 2011 History of Medicine in Ireland essay prize which is awarded bi-annually.
She has recently completed a PhD thesis entitled ‘That “preventable and curable disease”: Dr Dorothy Price and the eradication of tuberculosis in Ireland 1930-1960’.
Wednesday 7th March at 1pm Central Library, T. 873 4333. Booking essential at the Central Library, T. 8734333. Email: centrallibrary@dublincity.ie
A panel of women scientists discuss their work and experiences working in the science community in Ireland. Participants will come from a variety of scientific backgrounds and professions. Saturday 10th March 2.30pm in Dublin City Library & Archive. Booking Essential. Email: dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie T. 6744806.
Dublin City Public Libraries acknowledge the assistance provided by Dublin City of Science 2012
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