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Irish Women Rising: Kathleen Clarke (1878 – 1972)

Posted on March 20, 2017 by burnslibrary

Kathleen Daly was born in County Limerick in 1878 to a  family of strong nationalists; her father and uncle were prominent Fenians (republicans). Kathleen was raised in a home where sacrifice for an independent Ireland was encouraged, and sacrifice to … Continue reading →

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Irish Women Rising: Hanna (Johanna) Sheehy Skeffington (1877 – 1946)

Posted on March 13, 2017 by burnslibrary

Johanna “Hanna” Sheehy Skeffington, a champion of Irish feminism, an active advanced nationalist, and a socialist, was born in County Cork in 1877. She was the oldest child of  Elizabeth (Bessie) Sheehy and David Sheehy, a mill owner, member of … Continue reading →

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Irish Women Rising: Margaret Skinnider (1893-1971)

Posted on February 27, 2017 by burnslibrary

The New York Times called  Margaret Skinnider “the schoolteacher turned sniper,” which was both a testament and a slight to her remarkable life. Born to Irish parents in Scotland, she spent summers in the countryside of County Monaghan as a … Continue reading →

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Irish Women Rising: Mollie Gill (1891–1977)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by burnslibrary

Mollie (or Máire, in Irish) Gill is the first woman featured in our Irish Women Rising blog series who did not come from the well-to-do, Anglo-Irish class. Hailing from an Irish family, Mollie Gill’s life is representative  of thousands of young … Continue reading →

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Hidden Gems

Posted on January 30, 2017 by burnslibrary

While working as a student assistant in the conservation lab of the John J. Burns Library was never something I knew I wanted to do, it has become such an informative part of my career at Boston College. Many who … Continue reading →

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Irish Women Rising: Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)

Posted on January 23, 2017 by burnslibrary

“The history of her family – typical of a hundred and one Anglo-Irish families – pointed the way to only three kinds of life: either she became an ornament , at best graceful, of the little social round that divided … Continue reading →

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Irish Women Rising: Maud Gonne (1866 – 1953)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by burnslibrary

In a letter to her suitor, William Butler Yeats, who complained that he was unhappy without her, Maud Gonne wrote “Oh yes, you are, because you make beautiful poetry out of what you call your unhappiness and you are happy … Continue reading →

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Irish Women Rising: Gender and Politics in Revolutionary Ireland, 1900-1923

Posted on December 5, 2016 by burnslibrary

On April 24, 1916, Patrick Pearse launched an armed insurrection in Dublin. Nationalist forces took control of several of key locations and government buildings, including the General Post Office, where Pearse stood to read the proclamation of new independent Irish … Continue reading →

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