DkIT researcher Dianne McPhelim has been awarded a prestigious Government of Ireland Postgraduate Research Scholarship through Taighde Éireann– Research Ireland for her project engaging with the writings of Monaghan woman Mamo McDonald, an important female figure in the latter half of the twentieth century in Ireland.
The study will focus on one of Ireland's forgotten female voices, one whose influence and activism were lauded by Mary Robinson and Nell McCaffrey. Mamo McDonald, a key figure in bringing the voice of the rural community to the fore, was a prominent campaigner for women’s rights in law and health, a champion of higher education, ICA President, and later founder of Age Action.
