Posting for our Colleagues in British & Irish Studies,
with apologies for cross-posting:


In 2008, the Historians of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland (H-WRBI)
will hold their fifth annual conference: WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND THE POLITICAL
WORLD.

This conference will be held on 22nd-23rd August 2008 at the National
University of Ireland, Galway. It will be an exciting programme of
medieval, early modern, and modern papers on such themes as:

Literary/visual negotiations of contemporary developments
Political activism and participation
Internal politics of the order
Impact of the political world on communities of women religious

Missionary work


For the provisional programme and booking form, please visit:

http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Bedford-Centre/history-women-religious/events.html


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