Sinéad Kennedy
Bio:
Sinéad Kennedy teaches in the English Department at Maynooth University, Ireland. She is co-editor of The Abortion Papers Volume 2 (Cork University Press, 2015) and co-founder of the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, a coalition of 100-plus organizations that campaigns for abortion access in Ireland.
In its fifth year, the festival focused on the work of women cinematographers.
A leader in the campaign to repeal Ireland's abortion ban reflects on how the victory was won — and the implications for other countries.
After a highly regarded anthology of Irish poetry gave short shrift to women’s contributions, a group of poets took a stand for inclusion.