Hello everyone Many thanks for the response on this, it is surprising to me and everyone I ask that they think they know the exact details but they don't! I actually only need this as a reference and to talk about in a paragraph of my thesis but I have to get the details right. I am going to hunt a couple of those leads and I will get back to the list with the exact answer as soon as I can! Best wishes, Jennifer ********************************** Jennifer Redmond Researcher Centre for Gender and Women's Studies School of Histories and Humanities 20 Westland Row Trinity College Dublin 2 Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 00 353 1 8963970 Fax: 00 353 1 8963997 Website: http://www.tcd.ie/cgws _____ From: The Women on Ireland Research Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carmel McCaffrey Sent: 18 April 2008 12:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Query re ban on married women teachers To put everything within the context it's historic time I should clarify my previous post - the 1944 Act applied only to married teachers in the UK. The 1946 [British] Royal Commission on Equal Pay opened the Diplomatic Service to women but still forced them leave on marriage. Equal pay for teachers did not come until 1953 in the UK. Carmel Mary Mcnally wrote: This is a fascinating debate! Makes me want to investigate the whole issue further... -- Mary McNally: [log in to unmask] Senior Lecturer in English, Admissions Tutor & Teaching Fellow, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, University of Derby, Kedleston Rd., Derby DE22 1GB. Room E718 01332 591491; internal extension: 1491 "McAvoy, Sandra" <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> 04/18/08 11:08 AM >>> Hi, Sent this to Jenny off list yesterday but occurs it might be of wider interest. There is an article on the ban in Saothar 12: The Irish National Teachers' Organisation and the marriage bar for women national teachers, 1933 - 58 by Eoin O'Leary. All the best, Sandra ________________________________ From: The Women on Ireland Research Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Muldowney Sent: 18 April 2008 10:51 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Query re ban on married women teachers ________________________________ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:40:45 +0100 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Query re ban on married women teachers To: [log in to unmask] Here is a response form Prof. Aine Hyland: The ban related to all civil servants and national school teachers. It did not relate to secondary school teachers as they were employed privately (even though their salaries were paid from the public purse) but in practice virtually all secondary school managers took advantage of the ban to prevent teachers from working after marriage. Universities did the same thing - in theory the ban could not be enforced on them but it suited them to implement it. I think the ban came into existence in the late 1930 - the date in my head is 1938 - but I will check this for you. Bettie Dr, Bettie Higgs Geology Dept UCC ________________________________ From: The Women on Ireland Research Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Myrtle Hill Sent: 18 April 2008 08:30 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Query re ban on married women teachers Hi again, Just found this in notes of my mine - will let you know when I'm back in office and can put my hands on a ref. - 'in 1933 it became law for national schoolteachers to resign on marriage, and the 1935 Employment Act extended the marriage bar to all civil service posts.' Myrtle ________________________________ From: The Women on Ireland Research Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peggy Lindsey Sent: 17 April 2008 22:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Query re ban on married women teachers Hi, Jennifer -- Would it possibly have been justified under Article 41.2 of the Constitution? 41.2.1 In particular, the State recognizes that by her life within the home, woman gives in the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved 41.2.2 The State shall, therefore, endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home. One way to ensure duties aren't neglected is to ban married women from working. I don't know if there's anything that states it more forthrightly. Florence Craven mentioned the marriage ban at last year's ACIS. I don't have contact information for her but perhaps she's on the list or someone who is knows her? Good luck! Peggy Peggy Lindsey Lecturer, Department of English Wright State University Dayton OH 45435 Email: [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: The Women on Ireland Research Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Redmond Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:13 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Query re ban on married women teachers Hello All I was wondering if anyone can tell me the exact name of the act/statutory instrument/departmental circular (I am not sure which it is) that banned married women teachers in Ireland in the 1930s? I have found numerous references to the fact that this happened (I believe in 1934) but I can't find how it happened. It is not in the name or content of any act on the Oireachtas website, although I am thinking it may have an obscure title. If anyone can help it would be much appreciated! Best wishes, Jennifer ********************************** Jennifer Redmond Researcher Centre for Gender and Women's Studies School of Histories and Humanities 20 Westland Row Trinity College Dublin 2 Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 00 353 1 8963970 Fax: 00 353 1 8963997 Website: http://www.tcd.ie/cgws Hi Jennifer, In Saothar 12 (1987) there is an article by Eoin O'Leary on the INTO and the marriage bar for women National Teachers 1933-1958. I haven't got a copy to hand so I can't check it for you but I'm fairly sure that T.J. O'Connell's history of the INTO also has a section on the introduction of the marriage ban and he covers other issues related to the terms and conditions of women teachers. Hope the work is going well. Best wishes, Mary ________________________________ When was the last time you saw your friends or family? Free unlimited Video Calls from Windows Live Messenger - download it here for FREE! 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