On 7 January 1922 the
Anglo-Irish Treaty was approved by the
Second Dáil by a close vote of 64–57. On 5 February a convention was held to discuss this, and 419 Cumann na mBan members voted against as opposed to 63 in favour. The Pro-Treaty women, headed by
Jennie Wyse Power set up Cumann na Saoirse to replace Cumann na mBan in March 1922. Some of those who supported the Treaty changed the name of their branches to Cumann na Saoirse, while others retained their name but gave allegiance to the
Free State Government. By July 1923, the
Irish Civil War having ended, the organisation was ready to dissolve itself. It enquired to
Richard Mulcahy about transferring membership to an
Irish Red Cross, but no such society was set up until 1939. ==References==