This title examines the pivotal role Irish women played in the development of education, medicine and sport in one hundred years of change in their country and indeed the world in general.The book discusses womens educational attainment, their lives in secondary and third-level education, and their professional struggles. It also examines the experiences of teachers and the medical approaches of a significant generation of doctors, and nurses attempts to professionalise, both in Ireland and internationally. The challenges faced by women in other professions at also discussed, particularly the few dentists, pharmacists and vets. The origins of womens sport in Ireland and closely examined, as are the sporting careers of women, and the sporting restrictions in place in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Finally, traditional views on women and paid work are entertainingly analysed.