Biography

Professor Whelan is currently the head of the Department of History. In 2005-6 she was an Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellow. She has published extensively in the area of Irish diplomatic history and on the history of women. Her teaching interests lie in twentieth century US and Irish history.

Research Interests

Irish foreign policy, American-Irish diplomacy, Irish women's history,

Professional Activities

Award

  • 2012 - Enterprise Ireland FP7 Support Project Grant
  • 2005 - Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science
  • 2005 - Wellcome Institute !V Symposium Award
  • 2002 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Research Grant
  • 2001 - Dwight D Eisenhower travel Grant
  • 2000 - University of Limerick Research Seed Fund
  • 2000 - Research Grant
  • 1999 - Research Grant
  • 1996 - University of Limerick Research Seed Fund
  • 1996 - University of Limerick Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  • 1995 - Mobility Grant
  • - .HEA: North-South Collaboration Programme
  • - .IRCHSS Senior Research Fellow
  • - .IRCHSS (Thematic Project Programme)
  • - .College of Humanities Research Board
  • - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Fellowship Prog
  • - IRCHSS Graduate Research Education Programme

Committee

  • 2003 Royal Irish Academy. Publications sub-committee,
  • 1998 Women's History Project, *
  • 1990 Women's History Association of Ireland, *
  • 1899 Publications Committee, Royal Irish Academy,
  • 1899 2003 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, *
  • 1899 Irish American Cultural Institute, United States, *
  • 1899 2003 and 2002. Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences, *

Association

  • 1999 Member, Irish Historical Studies
  • 1999 Member, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
  • 1995 Ordinary member, Irish Economic and Social History Society
  • 1990 President, 1995-to date, Women's History Association of Ireland
  • 1990 Ordinary member, Irish-American Cultural Institute
  • 1990 Ordinary member, Irish Studies in International Affairs

Education

  • 1989 National University of Ireland - PhD
  • 1983 University College Cork - MA
  • 1980 University College Cork - BA

Employment

  • 1984 University of Limerick - Senior Lecturer in History,

Outreach

  • 2012/23 Scattery Island Heritage Group.
    2012/13 The Gathering and Reaching Out Committee. Limerick City Council, Shannon Development, Limerick Civic Trust
    2012 ‘American consuls in Ireland: the limerick link', Castleconnell Historical Society, Limerick, 14 Feb

    2011 ‘Irish Women, emigration and America' Ormond Historical Society, Nenagh. Co Tipperary, 5 December

    2011 ‘The US consular service in Ireland: The Limerick Office' Limerick City Library Seminar Series, Limerick, 23 October

Other

  • Associate Fellow, Department of History, University of Warwick, UK 2014-17.

Peer Reviewed Journals

2015

''Women on the move: A review of the historiography of Irish emigration to the US, 1750-1900'

Bernadette Whelan (2015) ''Women on the move: A review of the historiography of Irish emigration to the US, 1750-1900'. Routledge Womens History Review

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2014

‘American influences on Irish advertising and consumerism 1900-60: fashioning Irishwomen'

Bernadette Whelan (2014) ‘American influences on Irish advertising and consumerism 1900-60: fashioning Irishwomen' . London Journal of Historical Research in Marketing

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2014

'Introduction to irish Marketing History'

Bernadette Whelan (2014) 'Introduction to irish Marketing History'. London Journal of Historical Research in Marketing

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2013

Poets in exile: The Piatts in the Queenstown consulate, 1882-93'

Bernadette Whelan (2013) Poets in exile: The Piatts in the Queenstown consulate, 1882-93'. St. Paul, MN, US New Hibernia Review :81-98

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2012

The early years of the US consular service: A case study of William Knox, the first American official appointed to Ireland, 1790-2

Bernadette Whelan (2012) The early years of the US consular service: A case study of William Knox, the first American official appointed to Ireland, 1790-2. New York The Recorder: The Journal Of The American Irish Historical Society :52-81

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2010

Wilson, war and peace' (review article)

Bernadette Whelan (2010) Wilson, war and peace' (review article). War In History :526-534

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2007

‘‘Poacher Turned Game-keeper': Defeating the Irish Republican Army in the United States, 1922-3,'

Bernadette Whelan (2007) ‘‘Poacher Turned Game-keeper': Defeating the Irish Republican Army in the United States, 1922-3,' . New York The Recorder: The Journal Of The American Irish Historical Society :35-56

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2006

Introduction'

Whelan, B; O'Dowd, M (2006) Introduction'. Womens History Review :507-509

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2005

Ireland, the Marshall Plan and NATO

Whelan, B (2005) Ireland, the Marshall Plan and NATO. Journal Of Cold War Studies :68-94

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2003

What does America mean to you: An oral history project

Whelan, B (2003) What does America mean to you: An oral history project. North Munster Antiquarian Journal :85-104

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2003

Marshall Plan publicity and propaganda in Italy and Ireland, 1947-1951

Whelan, B (2003) Marshall Plan publicity and propaganda in Italy and Ireland, 1947-1951. Historical Journal Of Film Radio And Television :311-328

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2003

The new world and the old in The Journal (a publication of the Australian-Irish Heritage Association/Centre for Irish Studies, Murdoch University, Australia)

Whelan, B (2003) The new world and the old in The Journal (a publication of the Australian-Irish Heritage Association/Centre for Irish Studies, Murdoch University, Australia). The Journal Of The Australian-Irish Heritage Associatio :8-24

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2001

The New World and the Old: American Marshall Planners in Ireland, 1945-57

Whelan, B (2001) The New World and the Old: American Marshall Planners in Ireland, 1945-57. Irish Studies In International Affairs :179-189

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1997

Ireland and J. William Fulbright: Educational visions

Whelan, B (1997) Ireland and J. William Fulbright: Educational visions. Eire/Ireland Journal Of The Irish American Cultural Ins :153-176

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1996

An essay on Ireland and J.William Fulbright's educational vision

Whelan, B (1996) An essay on Ireland and J.William Fulbright's educational vision. Eire-Ireland :153-175

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1994

Ireland and the Third World: A historical perspective

Whelan, B; Holmes, M; Rees, N (1994) Ireland and the Third World: A historical perspective. Irish Studies In International Affairs :107-119

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1993

Ireland's voting pattern at the United Nations

Whelan, B; Kennedy, M; Rees, N (1993) Ireland's voting pattern at the United Nations. Trocaire Development Review :72-85

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1992

Ireland and the Marshall Plan

Whelan, B (1992) Ireland and the Marshall Plan. Irish Economic And Social History Of Ireland :49-70

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1989

THE EUROPEAN-RECOVERY-PROGRAM (THE MARSHALL-PLAN) AND IRELAND - SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT

WHELAN, B (1989) THE EUROPEAN-RECOVERY-PROGRAM (THE MARSHALL-PLAN) AND IRELAND - SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT. Eire-Ireland :78-84

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1989

The European Recovery Programme (the Marshall Plan) and Ireland: summary and assessment

Whelan, B (1989) The European Recovery Programme (the Marshall Plan) and Ireland: summary and assessment. Eire-Ireland :78-84

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Books

2013

Reading the Irishwoman: Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714-1960

Bernadette Whelan, Mary O'Dowd, Gerardine Meaney (2013) Reading the Irishwoman: Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714-1960. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press

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2010

American government in Ireland, a history of the US consular Service 1790-1913

Bernadette Whelan (2010) American government in Ireland, a history of the US consular Service 1790-1913. Manchester : Manchester University Press

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2006

United States foreign policy and Ireland. From empire to independence, 1913029

Whelan, B (2006) United States foreign policy and Ireland. From empire to independence, 1913029. Dublin and Portland, Or : Fourt Courts Press

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2000

Women and Paid Work, 15--=193-

Whelan, B (Ed) (2000) Women and Paid Work, 15--=193-. Dublin : Four Courts Press

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2000

The poor relation. Irish foreign policy and the third world.

Whelan, B; Holmes, M; Rees, N (2000) The poor relation. Irish foreign policy and the third world.. Dublin. : Trocaire/Gill and MacMillan

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2000

Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947-57

Whelan, B (2000) Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947-57. Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts Press

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Book Chapters

2011

The Marshall Plan and Business: a retrospective

Francesa Fauri and Till Geiger (eds), (2011) The Marshall Plan and Business: a retrospective . Ireland : PEI Peter Lang Ireland, productivity and the Marshall Plan' in Francesa Fauri and Till Geiger (eds), The Marshall Plan and Business: a retrospective (PEI Peter Lang, 2011), pp. 19-39

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2008

the impact of the 1916 rising among the nations

in Ruán O'Donnell (ed.) (2008) the impact of the 1916 rising among the nations. Ireland : Irish Academic Press, 2008 The Wilson administration and the 1916 Rising'

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2008

Ireland and the Marshall Plan

Whelan, B (2008) Ireland and the Marshall Plan. London : Ashgate Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations since 1800:critical essays :409-420

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2008

The Wilson Administration and the 1916 Risin

Whelan, B (2008) The Wilson Administration and the 1916 Risin. Dublin/Portland : Irish Academic Press the Impact of the 1916 Rising. Among the Nations :91-119

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2006

The consuls who helped sink a fleet: Union consuls, intelligence and the American civil war

Whelan, B (2006) The consuls who helped sink a fleet: Union consuls, intelligence and the American civil war. Intelligence, statecraft and international power :94-106

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2005

Women and war in early modern Ireland

Whelan, B (2005) Women and war in early modern Ireland. Victims or Viragos Studies in medieval and early modern women :120-142

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2004

The messages and methods of the Marshall Plan in Ireland and Italy

Whelan, B (2004) The messages and methods of the Marshall Plan in Ireland and Italy. Ireland, Europe and the Marshall Plan. :131-154

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2001

Non-Combatants and the moral context of warfare in seventeenth century Ireland

Whelan, B (2001) Non-Combatants and the moral context of warfare in seventeenth century Ireland. Warfare in Early Modern Europe. :317-343

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2000

Integration or isolation: Ireland and the invitation to join the Marshall Plan

Whelan, B (2000) Integration or isolation: Ireland and the invitation to join the Marshall Plan. Essays on Irish Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century :203-221

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1997

Women and the struggle for independence in Ireland and India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Whelan, B (1997) Women and the struggle for independence in Ireland and India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In Ireland and India: Connections, Comparisons and Contrasts :69-72

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Edited Books

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Other Journals

2008

Just like US: Ireland and the Marshall Plan

Whelan, B (2008) Just like US: Ireland and the Marshall Plan. History Ireland :18-25

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Conference Publications

2009

Best practice in higher level humanities research methodology: oral history (workshop)'

Co Organiser (2009) Best practice in higher level humanities research methodology: oral history (workshop)'.

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2009

7th Conference of the European Federation of Association and Centres of Irish Studies. Ireland in/and Europe: Cross-Currents and Exchanges

Bernadette Whelan (2009) 7th Conference of the European Federation of Association and Centres of Irish Studies. Ireland in/and Europe: Cross-Currents and Exchanges.

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2009

R.I. Best Memorial Lecture, National Library, Library

Bernadette Whelan (2009) R.I. Best Memorial Lecture, National Library, Library.

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2009

Irish Conference of Historians

Bernadette Whelan (2009) Irish Conference of Historians.

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2009

ACIS/Irish Studies Annual Conference

Bernadette Whelan (2009) ACIS/Irish Studies Annual Conference.

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2008

Image and Reality:women in 19th and 20th century Ireland

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Image and Reality:women in 19th and 20th century Ireland.

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2008

Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference: Disasters

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference: Disasters.

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2008

Centre for Historical Research History Seminar Series

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Centre for Historical Research History Seminar Series.

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2008

Centre for Historical Research

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Centre for Historical Research.

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2008

Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference.

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2007

The Marshall Pland and Industry

Bernadette Whelan (2007) The Marshall Pland and Industry.

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2007

TCD Contemporary History Seminar Series

Bernadette Whelan (2007) TCD Contemporary History Seminar Series.

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2007

Ireland and the Atlantic World Conference, organised by Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) at the , 2 March. (Plenary and Invited speaker)

Dr Bernadette Whelan (2007) Ireland and the Atlantic World Conference, organised by Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) at the , 2 March. (Plenary and Invited speaker).

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2006

Women in public and cultural life in twentieth century Ireland

Dr. B. Whelan with Professor O'Dowd and Professor Meaney (2006) Women in public and cultural life in twentieth century Ireland. :*-*

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2006

Limerick City Library Lecture Series

Dr. B. Whelan (2006) Limerick City Library Lecture Series. :*-*

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2006

Women in Irish Culture and History

Dr B. Whelan (2006) Women in Irish Culture and History. :*-*

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2006

Irish Universities Association Humanities and Social Sciences Conferences

Dr B. Whelan (2006) Irish Universities Association Humanities and Social Sciences Conferences. :*-*

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2005

Irish Conference of Historians on 'Intelligence, statecraft and international power' here at TCD

Whelan. B. (2005) Irish Conference of Historians on 'Intelligence, statecraft and international power' here at TCD. :*-*

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2005

History of Travellers in Ireland: sources and representations

Dr C.Breathnach/Dr B Whelan (2005) History of Travellers in Ireland: sources and representations. :*-*

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2005

Studies on Medieval and Early Modern Women 4: Victims or Viragos?

Whelan, B (2005) Studies on Medieval and Early Modern Women 4: Victims or Viragos?. :120-141

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2005

History of Psychiatry

Dr O Walsh/Dr B Whelan (2005) History of Psychiatry. :*-*

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2005

Women and the past: sources, approaches

Dr B Whelan (2005) Women and the past: sources, approaches . :*-*

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2005

Women and the past: sources, approaches

Dr B Whelan (2005) Women and the past: sources, approaches . :*-*

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1997

Clingdael Institute in co-operation with the Netherlands¿ Atlantic Commission

Bernadette Whelan. 1997 (1997) Clingdael Institute in co-operation with the Netherlands¿ Atlantic Commission. :*-*

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Conference Contributions

2014

Workshop: Emergence and transmisison of European cultural identity'

Bernadette Whelan (2014) Workshop: Emergence and transmisison of European cultural identity'.

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2014

Research Workshop: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'

Bernadette Whelan (2014) Research Workshop: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'.

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2014

Research Workshop: Title of project: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'

Bernadette Whelan (2014) Research Workshop: Title of project: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'.

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2014

‘A Unique Relationship': Celebrating Ninety Years of Ireland - United States Relations / A seminar on the First Decades of Irish Diplomacy in America'

Bernadette Whelan (2014) ‘A Unique Relationship': Celebrating Ninety Years of Ireland - United States Relations / A seminar on the First Decades of Irish Diplomacy in America' .

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2013

American Conference of Irish Studies

Bernadette Whelan (2013) American Conference of Irish Studies.

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2013

The Ambassadors of Literature

Bernadette Whelan (2013) The Ambassadors of Literature.

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2013

The Parnell Summer School

Bernadette Whelan (2013) The Parnell Summer School.

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2013

Women's History Association of Ireland Annual Research Conference

Bernadette Whelan (2013) Women's History Association of Ireland Annual Research Conference.

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2012

Transnational Studies Association

Bernadette Whelan (2012) Transnational Studies Association.

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2012

The Irish revolution and the Diaspora

Bernadette Whelan (2012) The Irish revolution and the Diaspora.

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2012

American Conference for Irish Studies

Bernadette Whelan (2012) American Conference for Irish Studies.

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2011

Transnational Studies Association

Bernadette Whelan (2011) Transnational Studies Association.

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2008

Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman.

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2008

Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman

Bernadette Whelan (2008) Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman.

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Published Reports

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Editorials

2006

Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction

O'Dowd, M; Whelan, B (2006) Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction. Womens History Review :507-509

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Book Reviews

2010

The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I

Whelan, B (2010) The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534

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2010

The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I

Whelan, B (2010) The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534

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2010

The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security

Whelan, B (2010) The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534

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2007

Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.

Whelan, B (2007) Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.. Washington : Amer Historical Review :929-930

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Other Publications

2012

‘Biography of David Gray' in The Emerald Curtain

Bernadette Whelan (2012) ‘Biography of David Gray' in The Emerald Curtain. Dublin : Royal Irish Academy :305-307

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2010

The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I

Whelan, B (2010) The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534

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2010

The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I

Whelan, B (2010) The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534

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2010

The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security

Whelan, B (2010) The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534

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2007

Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.

Whelan, B (2007) Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.. Washington : Amer Historical Review :929-930

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2006

Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction

O'Dowd, M; Whelan, B (2006) Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction. Womens History Review :507-509

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2006

Women's History Review, volume 15, no. 4, September 2006,

Whelan, B; O'Dowd, M (Guest Eds) (2006) Women's History Review, volume 15, no. 4, September 2006,. American Journal Of Physiology

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2005

The emigrant experience and concepts of America

Whelan, B (2005) The emigrant experience and concepts of America. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education

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2002

Elizabeth O'Hara, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing

Whelan, B (2002) Elizabeth O'Hara, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing.

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2002

Letter to Women's Meeting Cork, 1689, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing

Whelan, B (2002) Letter to Women's Meeting Cork, 1689, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing.

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2000

Women and Paid Work, 1500 to 1939

Whelan, B (2000) Women and Paid Work, 1500 to 1939.

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1997

Clio's Daughters: Essays on Irish Women's History 1845 to 1939

Whelan, B (1997) Clio's Daughters: Essays on Irish Women's History 1845 to 1939.

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1997

Selling the Marshall Plan in Ireland

Whelan, B (1997) Selling the Marshall Plan in Ireland.

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1997

Europe and the wider world

Whelan, B (1997) Europe and the wider world.

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1995

The last of the great wars: essays on the war of the three kings in Ireland, 1688-91

Whelan, B (1995) The last of the great wars: essays on the war of the three kings in Ireland, 1688-91.

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1995

Women, politics and warfare in the late seventeenth century

Whelan, B (1995) Women, politics and warfare in the late seventeenth century.

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