Female Activists: Irish Women and Change 1900-1960

In this pioneering collection, Cullen and Luddy chart the lives and work of women who were significant figures in Irish political life in the twentieth century. Cutting their activist teeth in the suffrage campaign, many of these women went on to play an important role on the national and international political stage. From trade unionistsLouie Bennett, Helena Molony, and Mary Galwayto political activistsKathleen Lynn, Rosamond Jacob, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, and Margaret Cousinsthese women campaigned on the significant issues of their day, such as suffrage, pacifism, republicanism, trade unionism, socialism, and health reform. See more