Jean Devanny
A ‘vivid, valiant and temerarious’ woman, Jean Devanny overcame many of the obstacles to women achieving independence, and through her writings sought the same end for others.
A ‘vivid, valiant and temerarious’ woman, Jean Devanny overcame many of the obstacles to women achieving independence, and through her writings sought the same end for others.
Irish republican and Red Cross pioneer
Irish public servant and MP
Irish social campaigner and communist who joined the Communist Party in 1942 and served for many years on its subcommittees for social services, education, and women. She was best known as a campaigner for better nursery facilities in Belfast during the 1960s.
Irish nationalist
Irish educator, nationalist and Irish language enthusiast
English-New Zealander textile worker, storekeeper, community leader and local politician
Irish diplomat
Australian pioneer of women’s rights and equal pay, a feminist and trade unionist and astrographic measurer and computer at Melbourne Observatory from November 1906 until August 1910
Irish republican and journalist