This book tells the untold story of a group of overlooked women in Irish history. The design process was integral to telling their story. The design aimed to capture the rich material world of these women, but also to reflect the humanity of their actions. The making of the book was a dialogue between the written content, the visual material discovered during the research, and current design practices. While its colour palette and end papers were inspired by original objects owned by the women, a contemporary design approach has resulted in a bold reimagining of the academic art history book.

Jurga Rakauskaite-Larkin is a graphic designer, project manager and photographer living and working in Dublin since 2002. In 2002 she graduated from Vilnius College of Technologies and Design with degree in Graphic Design. After moving to Dublin she completed BA in Photographic Media, and later she finished Masters of Science in Applied Digital Media. Jurga specialises in design for the arts, cultural, museum and heritage sectors. She has a track record for delivering award-winning book designs and exhibition concepts. Working for Irish government department, she worked on over 100 exhibitions and cultural projects as a lead designer.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) is a major Irish Government agency, which manages most of the Irish State's property portfolio, including hundreds of owned and rented Government offices and police properties, oversees National Monuments and directly manages some heritage properties, and is the lead State engineering agency, with a special focus on flood risk management.