This article reflects on some developments in women's history based on the 1992 ‘An agenda for women's history in Ireland, 1500–1900’, particularly responding to the section authored by Maria Luddy, incorporating work grounded in the nineteenth century up to the first half of the twentieth. Specifically, it considers developments in Irish women's social history over the past thirty years on the period from the 1850s to 1950s. The focus is on themes of poverty and migration, crime, and sexuality, which were touched on in the ‘Agenda’ and identified as areas for future research. Analysis on these subjects allows for an insight into lived realities for ‘ordinary’ women. These are areas which reveal the growth and development of historical research and its impact on public narratives and policy. Taking its cue from the ‘Agenda’, this article also identifies other fruitful research topics that could be further explored in future scholarship.

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探索平凡：移民、性和犯罪，以及 1850 年代至 1950 年代爱尔兰妇女历史上“议程”的进展

本文根据 1992 年的“爱尔兰女性历史议程，1500-1900 年”反思女性历史的一些发展，特别是回应 Maria Luddy 撰写的部分，将 19 世纪至 19 世纪上半叶的工作纳入其中第二十。具体而言，它考虑了从 1850 年代到 1950 年代过去三十年爱尔兰妇女社会历史的发展。重点是贫困和移民、犯罪和性等主题，这些主题在“议程”中有所涉及，并被确定为未来研究的领域。对这些主题的分析允许深入了解“普通”女性的生活现实。这些领域揭示了历史研究的成长和发展及其对公共叙事和政策的影响。从“议程”中汲取灵感，