In ‘An Agenda for women's history in Ireland, 1500–1900’ (1992), Margaret MacCurtain, Mary O'Dowd and Maria Luddy noted that research on convents and women religious (nuns/sisters) in Ireland was beginning to open up in the 1980s. They also suggested areas that merited the attention of scholars, including the experience of vowed religious life by women, issues of class and power within Irish convents, and the role of nuns in Irish society. This article examines historiographical developments, with a view to seeing whether or not scholars rose to the challenges posed in 1992. Additionally, it considers areas that still demand attention.

中文翻译：

---

制定爱尔兰女性宗教史议程：史学和潜力

在“爱尔兰妇女历史议程，1500–1900”（1992 年）中，Margaret MacCurtain、Mary O'Dowd 和 Maria Luddy 指出，爱尔兰的修道院和女修道院（修女/修女）研究开始在80 年代。他们还提出了值得学者关注的领域，包括女性发誓过宗教生活的经历、爱尔兰修道院的阶级和权力问题，以及修女在爱尔兰社会中的作用。本文考察了史学发展，以了解学者们是否迎接了 1992 年提出的挑战。此外，它还考虑了仍然需要关注的领域。