HER KEYS TO THE CITY @TWITTERDUBLIN

Author Clodagh Finn, Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and Twitter’s Olivia McEvoy.

Photo: Kenneth O’Halloran

A very special event we worked on with our client Twitter. Ahead of its publication, Twitter Women hosted the Lord Mayor Dr. Alison Gilliland and author Clodagh Finn for a panel discussion about their new book Her Keys to the City which was live-streamed from the @TwitterDublin handle. 

Her Keys to the City honours and tells the stories of Dublin born or Dublin based women who contributed significantly to their field of work but were under-recognised for their achievements. The idea for the book came about as a way of somewhat addressing the gender imbalance in the list of individuals who have received the Freedom of Dublin City - until June 2022, just four women were among the 83 people given the Freedom since the honour was inaugurated in 1876. The Lord Mayor and Clodagh, renown for her daily #ThroughHerEyes tweets about women from history, joined forces and together they have given voice to 80 women who have been unfairly forgotten.

The book is published by Dublin City Council and distributed by Four Courts Press.

Watch the event back here.