Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Sonja Tiernan, Associate Professor of Modern History and Head of Department of History and Politics at Liverpool Hope University. The first lecture in our series 'Sisters' celebrating the lives and achievements of five families of sisters who have made their mark on Irish life. series celebrating sisterhood and specifically the lives and achievements of five families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life. Location: Academy House. Date: Wednesday 13 March, 2019. Speaker: Sonja Tiernan is an Associate Professor of Modern History and Head of Department of History and Politics at Liverpool Hope University. Sonja has held fellowships at the National Library of Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Keogh-Naughton Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame and at the School of Irish Studies at Concordia University. Sonja has published extensively on modern Irish women’s history. Her most recent publication Eva Gore-Booth: Collected Poems (2018) includes a foreword by President Michael D. Higgins; Sonja’s other books include the biography of Eva Gore-Booth (2012) and a volume of Eva Gore-Booth’s political writings (2015) as well as articles on Constance Markievicz. Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

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