The Irish Women's Council and its political role until 1916

Abstract

The Irish Women's Council had a great impact on the Irish political scene, as it is an essential part of the national movement and an important factor in restoring the rights stolen from Irish politicians and occupied British occr pation .,Despite the many attempts to evade it, it produced a great social movement that brought to mind the impact that Irish women had in the Ladies Land League, and the most prominent activities in which this women’s council expressed its impact and presenceIn fact, the political was represented by his opposition to the British attempts to harness the efforts of the societies subject to them during the global conflict 1918-1914 in the light of the compulsory conscription law that appeared He faced stiff resistance, and that peaceful opposition moved to an event that is considered the most prominent in Irish history in light of the prominent women's contribution to the Easter Uprising, in which they demonstrated their political presence among other movements brought together by the same goal .This was an authorization for Irish women to play the role that remained the preserve of men in the shadow of the patriarchal society based on complete reservation.