Women on Walls 
Podcasts
Women on Walls at RCSI in partnership with Accenture is a podcast series celebrating the lives of eight Irish women who forged careers in healthcare during a time in Ireland when women were expected to stay at home.
Dr Barbara Maive Stokes was a pediatrician and pioneering disability campaigner. Born in London, Stokes studied…
Dean Mary Frances Crowley (1906–1990)
Born in Wexford, Mary Frances Crowley undertook her professional training in Britain, earning her Registered Nurse…
Dr Victoria Coffey (1911–1999)
Dr Victoria Coffey was one of the first female paediatricians in Ireland. After graduation from RCSI,…
Sr Dr Maura Lynch (1938–2017)
Sr Dr Maura Lynch was a surgeon who revolutionised obstetric fistula care in Uganda. Born in…
Dr Mary Somerville Parker Strangman (1872–1943)
Dr Mary Somerville Parker Strangman was a doctor, suffragist and elected councillor. Born in Waterford, Strangman…
Dr Emily Winifred Dickson (1866–1944)
Dr Emily Winifred Dickson was the first female Fellow of RCSI. Born in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone,…
Dr Margaret (Pearl) Dunlevy (1909 – 2002)
Dr Margaret (Pearl) Dunlevy was an epidemiologist whose championing of immunisation served to eradicate tuberculosis in…
Dr Mary Josephine Hannan (1859 – 1936)
Dr Mary Josephine Hannan was the first woman both to train and to qualify at RCSI.…