MAUREEN O. MURPHY
A SCHOOL FOR LADIES: EDUCATION IN 1930s IRELAND

Maureen O. Murphy is Professor of Curriculum and Teaching, and Co-Director of the undergraduate Irish Studies minor at Hofstra University. Professor Murphy is a past president of the American Conference for Irish Studies and a past chair of the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures. In these videos, filmed after a performance of WOMEN WITHOUT MEN by Hazel Ellis, Professor Murphy discusses the history of women’s education in Ireland. Videos by Joshua Paul Johnson. Recorded live on February 13, 2016.

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