| Collection Description | The Dublin University Women Graduates Association was founded on the 25th of April
1922 and held its
inaugural meeting in Trinity Week that year. Lucy Gwynn, the first Lady Registrar of Trinity
College was the
founding president, with Olive Purser, first female scholar, as vice-president. The first
secretary was Averil
Deverell, one of the first women lawyers. Other members included Olive Armstrong,
Fridzweeda Berry,
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frances Moran, Lillian Luce and Muriel Thompson. The association
was established so
that women graduates could stay connected with the university and with each other. The
association had rooms
in Number 6 Front Square and organised lectures, visits, weekly gatherings, alumni
dinners and an 'At
Home' during Trinity Week. Since its foundation, the Association has developed, evolved,
and expanded, but
its focus remains essentially the same - to connect, support and inspire each other and
future generations of
Trinity women graduates. TWG also fund an Undergraduate Scholarship, TAP (Trinity
Access Programme) and
awards Bursaries to former graduates in times of hardship - all through the fundraising
efforts and donations
from its members and supporters. The changing role of women in society is reflected in
some ways in in the
development of the TWG, the occupations and concerns of its members, its focus, and
activities. The generous
support of the Trinity Association & Trust, Trinity Development and Alumni, the Provost's
Fund, the Beverston
Trust, Arthur Cox and many donors and friends of TWG has made the cataloguing of the
archive possible.
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