Rose McNamara, born in Dublin #OTD in 1885, was Vice Commandant of the Cumann na mBan group who served in the Marrowbone Lane garrison during the Rising. She was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol. She later served under Markievicz during the Civil War.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_McNamara

Dr Dorothy Stopford Price, born #OTD in Dublin in 1890, introduced the BCG vaccine to Ireland. She wrote the textbook on childhood TB and chaired Irish National BCG Committee. So you have her to thank for your great granny not succumbing to TB!

She began her research in St Ultan's Hospital, founded by fellow Cumann na mBan member Kathleen Lynn. Her aunt was senator Alice Stopford Green.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Price

Trade unionist and tailor Marian Barry Curran died #OTD in 1921. Cork-born, she moved to London and joined a tailoring union affiliated to the Women's Trade Union League. She become the League's spokesperson, asst secretary and later organiser. Sat on London Co Council tech education board. Married Labour MP Pete Curran and campaigned for women's suffrage
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Barry

Daisy "Toto" Bannard Cogley, who died #OTD in 1965, was a theatre actor, director, producer and designer. Born in France to a Wexford mammy, she was active in the War of Independence and interned during Civil War. She was co-founder of the Gate Theatre and remained a director until her death

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📷 Detail from 'Miss D. Barnard-Cogley and a Friend at Tea' by Harry Aaron Kernoff c1975. Fair use on Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bannard_Cogley

Writer and nationalist Alice Milligan was born #OTD in 1865, Co Tyrone. From a Protestant Unionist family she embraced the nationalist cause and was a Gaelic Revivalist.
"Small, aggressive and curious," she co-founded the Irish Women's Association in Belfast and produced The Shan Van Vocht journal. She also wrote poetry and plays.
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📷 portrait by Estella Solomons @NGIreland; blue plaque by Kenneth Allen on Geograph CC-BY-SA 2.0

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Milligan

Ellice Pilkington, who died #OTD in 1936, was an artist and activist for Society of United Irishwomen (UI). She was first volunteer UI organiser, founding branches in Co Wexford. Donegal made her an activist on female emigration. Wrote pamphlet: United Irishwomen, their work, place and ideals, on role of women in the home and in public life. As an artist she was shown regularly by Watercolour Society of Ireland.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellice_Pilkington

Dr Ella Webb, who died #OTD in 1946, was a paediatrician and co-founder of Children's Sunshine Home. During the Rising, she set up an emergency hospital for wounded of both sides. Awarded an MBE. Later worked in St Ultan's Hospital, Dublin with Kathleen Lynn. Originated role of medical social workers (almoners) in Ireland. Fellow of Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.
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Her Wikipedia page has no photo!
📷 Dictionary of Irish Biography
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Webb

#OTD in 1911 suffragists and trade unionists Helen Chenevix and Louie Bennett co-founded the Irish Women's Suffrage Federation.

Helen and Louie were partners as well as comrades ❤️ They are commemorated with a bench in St Stephen's Green, Dublin - as far as we know the only memorial to a same-sex couple in Ireland?

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📷 bench (with cans) by the Wild Gees CC-BY-SA

Dorothea Heron, born #OTD in 1896 in Dublin, was first woman admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland (1923). She earned LLB from Queen's University Belfast, then came 2nd in the Final Examination.

One of the last solicitors to qualify on both sides of the border, she practiced in her uncle's law office in Belfast.
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📷 The Vote, newspaper of Women's Freedom League, British Newspaper Archive; Public domain on Wikimedia Commons c1921

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Heron

#OTD in 1924 Limerick-born Sophie Peirce won the silver medal in the long jump at the Women's Olympiad (representing UK)

Sophie went on to become Lady Heath, a world-famous, record-setting aviator.

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Read more about her extraordinary life:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Lady_Heath

Revolutionary and feminist Úna Brennan (aka Anastasia Bolger) died #OTD in 1958. Wrote for Bean na hÉireann newspaper. Sworn in to IRB. In 1916 she was one of 3 women who raised the flag in Wexford and one of 77 women arrested after the Rising. She ran a safe house in the War of Independence Independence and Civil War. Mammy of writer Maeve Brennan
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📷 author unknown, fair use on Wikimedia Commons
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Ana_Brennan

Suffragist Marion Duggan died #OTD in 1943. Irish Women's Reform League and IWWU member. She was third female Law graduate before women were allowed practice, 5th called to the Bar. She wrote Courts Watch in Irish Citizen newspaper, calling out lenient DV sentences, all-male juries.
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📷 from the Irish Citizen newspaper, c1915-17, from Louise Ryan's book Winning the Vote for Women.
There's no photo of Marion on her Wikipedia page 😞

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Duggan

Social activist and abolitionist Mary Ann McCracken died #OTD in 1866 in Belfast. She was an advocate for women and the poor and a lifelong campaigner for the abolition of slavery. She lived to see the 13th amendment aged 96.
Mary Ann is commemorated with Ulster History Circle plaque at 62 Donegall Pass, Belfast. Soon to have statue in Belfast City Hall 🤞
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📷 Mary Ann c1860 by photographer John Gibson, Belfast

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_McCracken

Rosie Hackett, only woman to have a Dublin bridge named after her,* was born #OTD in 1893. Co-founder of IWWU, she was a trade unionist for more than 50 years. One of the 77 women of 1916 - she helped print the Proclamation and was stationed in St Stephen's Green / College of Surgeons garrison with Countess Markievicz.

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*as far as we know. If there's another one, we'd love to know!
📷 the Wild Gees CC-BY-SA

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Hackett

Margaret Buckley died #OTD 1962. She was president of Sinn Féin 1937-1950 - the first female leader of Irish political party. Imprisoned after 1916, she helped reorganise SF on her release. She was a Dáil Court judge in War of Independence. Anti-Treaty in Civil War, she was imprisoned and went on a hunger strike
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📷 from info boards at Mountjoy Prison, Dublin commemorating women who were jailed there (Wild Gees CC-BY-SA)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Buckley

Cruciverbalist Nuala Considine died #OTD in 2018. Possibly the most prolific crossword setter of all time, you may have done her crosswords (Excalibur, the Toughie) and never heard of her. When she had to give up her Aer Lingus job on marriage to pilot Brian, they moved to London and Nuala's long career in crosswords began. She compiled until weeks before her death aged 90.
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We created her Wikipedia page #WeCanEdit
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuala_Considine

Sarah Cecilia Harrison died #OTD in 1941. A talented portrait artist, social reformer and suffragist, she was first woman elected to Dublin City Council in 1912. Helped set up Hugh Lane gallery. A grand niece of campaigner Mary Ann McCracken, escorted veteran suffragist Anna Haslam to vote in 1918 elections
#IrishWomenArtists #IrishWomensHistory #Mastodaoine

📷 self-portrait c1889, public domain on WikiCommons; poster by Alice Maher and Jamie Murphy, National Gallery 2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Cecilia_Harrison

Spotted in Newbridge. Kathleen Lonsdale (née Yardley) was born in Newbridge in 1903. She became a renowned crystallographer in UK and trailblazer for #WomeninSTEM
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📷 by The Wild Gees CC-BY-SA
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Lonsdale

Constance Markievicz died #0TD 1927.
Undoubtedly brave, charismatic and got shit done, for many decades she was the only revolutionary woman mentioned in history books. Of 5 statues of women in Dublin, 3 are of her! She's well-commemorated and the Wild Gees are about under-told stories. Thanks to #DecadeofCentenaries, huge work has been done to bring other revolutionary women to public attention 👏 We salute the Countess all the same
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz

Social activist and abolitionist Mary Ann McCracken was born #OTD 1770 in Belfast. She supported United Irishmen (brother Henry Joy executed in 1796) and argued that liberty & equality be extended to women. Advocate for relief and education of the poor. Entrpreneuer and lifelong campaigner for abolition of slavery, she lived to see 13th amendment aged 96
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📷 c1860 by John Gibson; Ulster History Circle plaque, Whiteabbey CC-BY-SA 4.0
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_McCracken