Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington
Johanna Mary Sheehy-Skeffington (née Sheehy; 24 May 1877 – 20 April 1946) was a suffragette and Irish nationalist. Along with her husband Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, Margaret Cousins and James Cousins, she founded the Irish Women's Franchise League in 1908 with the aim of obtaining women's voting rights. She was later a founding member of the Irish Women Workers' Union. Her son Owen Sheehy-Skeffington became a politician and Irish senator.
Hanna Sheehy
Skeffington | |
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Sheehy-Skeffington c. 1920 | |
| Born | Johanna Mary Sheehy 24 May 1877 Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 20 April 1946 (aged 68) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, Activist, Politician, Author, Editor |
| Known for | Suffragette and other activism |
| Spouse | Francis Sheehy-Skeffington |
| Children | Owen Sheehy-Skeffington |
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