Emanating from a conference celebrating one hundred years of women in university education in Ireland ('Women in Higher Education: Have Women Made a Difference?', 2007), this collection brings together papers from leading scholars in the fields of education, history, literature, nursing, social policy and women's studies. Tracing the evolution of women's role in university education from the nineteenth century to the present day, the book captures the complexity of women's position within the academy and poses the critical question: 'Have women made a difference?'