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Margaret Frances Skinnider (28 May 1892 – 10 October 1971) [1] was a revolutionary and feminist born in Coatbridge, Scotland.She fought during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin as a sniper, among other roles, and was the only woman wounded in the action.
Marion Duggan (1884–1943) – Irish suffragist and activist; Norah Elam (1878–1961) – Irish-born British suffragette and fascist; Dr. Maude Glasgow (1876–1955) – early pioneer in public health and preventive medicine as well as an activist for equal rights; Maud Gonne (1866–1953) – British-born Irish revolutionary, suffragette and ...
This is a list of notable Irish people, who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives. Also included on the list are people who were not born in Ireland, but have been raised as Irish, have lived there for most of their lives or in regards to the ...
Pages in category "Female revolutionaries" The following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 1539, Gaitana of the Paez led the indigenous people of northern Cauca, Colombia in armed resistance against colonization by the Spanish. Her monument sculpted by Rodrigo Arenas stands in Neiva, the capital of Huila in Colombia. In 1577, Apacuana of the Quiriquire people of Venezuela led an uprising against Spanish colonization, ending ...
Margaret "Gretta" Cousins (1878–1954) – Irish-Indian suffragist, founder of the All India Women's Conference and co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League; Amrit Kaur (1887–1964) – political activist and politician who testified before the Lothian Committee on universal Indian franchise and constitutional reforms [20]
List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients lists all recipients of the Victoria Cross (post-nominal letters "VC") born on the island of Ireland, together with the date and place of their VC action. The Victoria Cross is the highest war honour of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations .