"In 1904 Trinity College became the first of the historic universities of Britain and Ireland to admit women to degrees. A century later, 60 per cent of the student body is female, and many senior positions are held by women, including chancellor and vice provost." "This history traces the long campaign for admission, the achievements of early women graduates, the struggle for equality by female students and staff, and the eventual establishment of the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies. Memoirs and reminiscences of women graduates, collected by the Dublin University Women Graduates' Association, combine with academic essays to tell the story of one hundred years of women in Trinity."--BOOK JACKET.