Archiving the 8th is a research and networking project that emerged in 2018 following the referendum on the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution on 25 May 2018, which overturned the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland. As a collective of archivists, academics and activists, our ambition is to support nationwide efforts to archive, collect, and research issues concerning women’s reproductive health and rights, spanning the two abortion referenda in Ireland (1983-2018).
