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Elizabeth "Betsy" Gray (c. 1778 or 1780 - 1798), is a folkloric figure in the annals of 1798 Rebellion in Ireland.Ballads, poems and popular histories celebrate her presence in the ranks of the United Irishmen, and her death, on 12 June 1798 at the Battle of Ballynahinch.
The pioneer of the women's movement on Ireland was Anna Haslam, who in 1876 founded the pioneering Dublin Women's Suffrage Association (DSWA), which campaigned for a greater role for women in local government and public affairs, aside from being the first women's suffrage society (after the Irish Women's Suffrage Society by Isabella Tod in 1872 ...
Margaret "Gretta" Cousins (1878–1954) – Irish-Indian, established All India Women's Conference, co-founded Irish Women's Franchise League; Mabel Sharman Crawford (1820–1912) – Irish adventurer, feminist and writer; Charlotte Despard (1844–1939) – Anglo-Irish suffragist, socialist, pacifist, Sinn Féin activist, and novelist
Elizabeth O'Farrell (Irish: Éilís Ní Fhearghail; 5 November 1883 – 25 June 1957) [1] was an Irish nurse, republican and member of Cumann na mBan, best known for delivering the surrender in the Easter Rising of 1916.
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
A list of Irish historians is presented in this article, from the earliest times up to the present day, by historical periods and in alphabetically order for easier reference. Many of the earlier historians would have been known in their time as: "Irish Men and Women of Learning".
Mabel Sharman Crawford (1820–1912), an Irish adventurer, feminist and writer; Isabella Valancy Crawford (1846–1887), Irish-born Canadian poet, short story writer, novelist; Máirín Cregan (1891–1975), nationalist and writer; Elizabeth Christitch (1861–January 26, 1933) Irish journalist, writer, poet, translator and Serbian patriot
Bridget Ellen "Biddy" Early (née O'Connor or Connors; 1798 – 1872) was a traditional Irish herbalist and bean-feasa ("seer, wisewoman") who helped her neighbours. When she acted against the wishes of the local tenant farmer landlords and Catholic priests she was falsely accused of witchcraft.