ABSTRACT
Masculinised military narratives, and patriarchal understandings of what is deemed a combatant role (and what, therefore, is deemed worthy of commemorating), consistently fail to value or recognise women’s multiple and vital war-time contributions. This chapter explores the ways in which republican women themselves conceptualise their roles and contributions within armed struggle. It is a narrative that runs counter to the male-dominated post-war memorial landscape. By being attentive to the ways in which they conceptualise their war-time contributions, we not only bring their roles into view, but, I argue, subvert the gendered ways in which wartime contributions are defined.
