Wood Quay Venue, Wednesday 25th March
Jacob’s is remembered by many Dubliners as a benevolent employer. The firm’s concern with welfare, while relatively innovative, was nevertheless paternalist and profit-driven, with a view to forging a loyal and healthy workforce in a city where housing and sanitation were notoriously poor. One of Ireland’s top three manufacturing firms for some time after independence, women and girls consistently made up two-thirds of its staff.
This talk will explore the female experience of work at Jacob’s, covering issues of social class, gendered discipline, and discrimination in preference of the male breadwinner. The experience of republican women in the factory in 1916 and beyond is also explored.
ISL interpretation will be provided. This talk will be recorded and uploaded to Dublin City Heritage on YouTube.
This talk forms part of the Oak Room Heritage Talk Series, created by Dublin City Council's Heritage Office as an action of the Dublin City Strategic Heritage Plan 2024-2029. It is part-funded by the Heritage Council. Email [email protected] with any queries.
- Date:
- Wednesday 25th March
- Time:
- 6.00pm
- Price:
- Free
- Address:
- The Wood Quay Venue, Fishamble Street, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland
