File 1 - General correspondence (professional), 1980s

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Material in this file consists of correspondence, carbon copies of same and circulars from organisations and people in their professional capacity to Mary Robinson (MR), (unless otherwise specified) in relation to women and equality including circular from Centre D'Études Européennes [Centre of European Studies], University Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, requesting information on state of receiver's research in the field of European integration, 02/1980; circular from CREW [Centre for Research on European Women], Brussels, Belgium in relation to the establishment by them of a Coordinating Committee for the Representation of Women at the European Level, 30/11/1981; correspondence from Louis Courtney, ex MO [Medical Officer] Nenagh County hospital, ex Assistant Master, National Maternity Hospital relating to lack of maternity services for women on North Tipperary, 23/01/1982; press release from Council of Europe in relation to the establishment of a Council of Europe Committee to Study the Role of Women in Politics, 14/12/1983; letter from Barry Desmond TD [Teachta Dála, member of Dáil Éireann, lower house of Irish parliament], Minister for Social Welfare, in relation to the change in formula for calculating maternity allowance, 16/12/1983-29/03/1984; letter from Dr Elizabeth Vallance, Senior Lecturer in Government and Political studies, Queen Mary College, University of London, (signed by Jeanette Shaffer) requesting to meet to discuss research she was carrying out for European Commission on effects of European Equality legislation on national legislation, 15/05/1984; correspondence between MR and Pauline Hall, Training Consultant, Jacinta Elliott, Christine Gara, Irish Women’s Co-operative Development Society, Mary Liddy, AnCO [An Comhairle Oiliúna (The Training Council)] and John Agnew, Department of Labour in relation to the submission by Hall to the Joint Committee on Women's Rights, regarding the "Provision of Training for Women in Self-Employment and Co-operatives" and which included the submission, a proposed course outline, 02/02/1984-21/06/1984; letter from Nuala Fennell, TD, Minister of State for Women's Affairs accompanying a copy of Fennell's position paper on developments in women's affairs, 12/11/1986; letter from Paul Cullen, Special Policy Adviser to the Minister for Labour accompanying summary of main proposals for amendment of Equality Legislation prepared as a basis for consultation by Mr Ruairi Quinn, TD, Minister for Labour and the Public Service, 21/01/1987; circular from Róisín McDermott, Secretary for Women's Aid in relation to outcome of recent case and demanding comprehensive legislative change, 13/7/1987.

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