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international women's day
QUIZ: How much do you know about Irish women's history?
Take our quiz to find out.
IT’S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S Day today – but how much do you know about the history of women in Ireland?
We’ve put together this quiz to help you find out.
Which university was this Provost talking about when he said: "Over my dead body will women enter this college"?
Trinity College Dublin
University College Cork
Queen's University, Belfast
When was the Marriage Bar - which meant that women had to leave their public service or bank job when they got married - removed?
1952
1973
1981
What year was the sale of contraceptives for "family planning or for adequate medical reasons" allowed in Ireland?
1976
1980
1987
Who was Ireland's first female TD?
Kathleen Clarke
Constance Markievicz
Ada English
123 male TDs were elected in 2016's general election. How many female TDs were elected?
25
35
45
What vaccine did Dublin woman Dorothy Stopford Price introduce to Ireland?
MMR
BCG
Polio
In 1927, the Minister for Justice sought to have women excluded from jury service. Was he successful in this?
Yes, until 1938.
No.
Yes, until 1970
Rolling News
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President Mary Robinson
You know your women's history - top work.
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Cher Horowitz
You know a lot, but you've got a little bit to go.
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Karen Smith
Could do better - you've got a bit of learning to do, but you're on the right track.
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