The appointment of the first women on the frontline of Dublin Corporation’s public health service at the turn of the 20th century, when Dublin was widely considered one of Great Britain and Ireland’s unhealthiest cities, was controversial in several ways.

This talk will illuminate the story of Dublin’s first women sanitary sub-officers, revealing their significant contribution to improving the health and welfare of Dubliners during this challenging period.

Carly Collier is the Postdoctoral Research Fellow on ‘Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism: How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin’, UCD School of History. This talk will also briefly introduce the project.

No booking required.