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OverviewHanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877–1946) was truly a fearless woman. At a time when women were viewed as second-class citizens in the eyes of the law, she stepped boldly into the public spotlight, founding the Irish Women’s Franchise League—a pioneering voting right organization—in 1908, as well as taking a strong public stance against World War I and serving as an executive in the leftwing political party Sinn Féin. Her later years saw her mount a campaign as an Irish parliamentary candidate and confront powerful figures such as Winston Churchill and Woodrow Wilson in her fight for social justice. This substantially revised and updated edition of Margaret Ward’s biography of Skeffington sheds new light on the fascinating life of a pivotal figure in the feminist, labor, and nationalist movements in Ireland. Incorporating new archival research and featuring an array of freshly discovered images, Ward’s book also illuminates rarely-seen corners of Skeffington’s life outside the public eye, exploring both her relationship with her husband and her role as a single parent. With social and political issues such as voting rights, gender equality, and the progressive fight for justice as vital as ever, this revised edition of Fearless Woman could hardly be timelier. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Margaret WardPublisher: University College Dublin Press Imprint: University College Dublin Press Edition: 2nd New edition ISBN: 9781910820407ISBN 10: 1910820407 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 15 July 2019 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Family Tree Chronology of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington's Life and Times Suffrage Friends and Colleagues of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington 1Early Years 1877-1900 2The Making of a Feminist 1900-1903 3Partnership 1903-1908 4A Feminist Mother 1908-1910 5The Stone and The Shillelagh 1910-1912 6Outlaws 1912-1914 7'Rolling Up the Map of Suffrage' 1914-1916 8Death of a Pacifist 1916 9Challenging the Empire 1917-1918 10A Feminist Sinn Feiner 1918-1921 11Republican Envoy 1921-1925 12The Struggle Continues 1925-1932 13Feminism, Republicanism, Communism 1932-1937 14'The Seeds Beneath the Snow' 1937-1946 Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsWard's book offers a vision of Irish feminism in its complexity, revealing the subtler and more nuanced relationships that crossed ideological differences, as well as the friendships and alliances among feminists in Ireland, England, America and Europe. Through close and devoted study of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, scholars may see how all the theatrics of resistance - choreographies, stage business, the orchestration of shots, interruptions, heckling - is developed and transmuted. She remains a powerful feminist ancestor to study and admire. Lucy McDiarmid, Irish Literary Supplement It takes a book like this to remind us how women have been written out of mainstream Irish history. In this biography of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington she draws out of oblivion the history of Irish feminism in the first decades of this century. When one reads Margaret Ward's account of that period it is astounding that such consistent political action was omitted from Irish history. Ethna Viney, Irish Times ;Margaret Ward's biography of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington reveals her to have been a remarkable woman in her own right who established a militant suffrage movement in Ireland, supported the organization of women workers and went on to become a significant figure in Sinn Fein. Throughout her life Hanna faced the difficult task of balancing the claims of her feminism and her commitment to Irish independence. Margaret Ward gives a balanced account, sifting through stories and myths. Sheila Rowbotham, The Times; Margaret Ward is one of a number of women historians who have been engaged in excavating the history of women in Ireland and the history of Irish feminism. This biography is an important contribution to that process. ;Catriona Crowe, Sunday Tribune Ward's book offers a vision of Irish feminism in its complexity, revealing the subtler and more nuanced relationships that crossed ideological differences, as well as the friendships and alliances among feminists in Ireland, England, America and Europe. Through close and devoted study of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, scholars may see how all the theatrics of resistance - choreographies, stage business, the orchestration of shots, interruptions, heckling - is developed and transmuted. She remains a powerful feminist ancestor to study and admire. Lucy McDiarmid, Irish Literary Supplement; It takes a book like this to remind us how women have been written out of mainstream Irish history. In this biography of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington she draws out of oblivion the history of Irish feminism in the first decades of this century. When one reads Margaret Ward's account of that period it is astounding that such consistent political action was omitted from Irish history. Ethna Viney, Irish Times ;Margaret Ward's biography of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington reveals her to have been a remarkable woman in her own right who established a militant suffrage movement in Ireland, supported the organization of women workers and went on to become a significant figure in Sinn Fein. Throughout her life Hanna faced the difficult task of balancing the claims of her feminism and her commitment to Irish independence. Margaret Ward gives a balanced account, sifting through stories and myths. Sheila Rowbotham, The Times; Margaret Ward is one of a number of women historians who have been engaged in excavating the history of women in Ireland and the history of Irish feminism. This biography is an important contribution to that process. Catriona Crowe, Sunday Tribune; ‘Margaret Ward’s Fearless Woman, a well-researched and highly readable biography of the feminist and latter-day convert to Irish Republicanism Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, exemplifies the positive attributes of the recent crop of Irish women’s history.’ - Aidan Beatty, Journal of Modern History, February 2024. Author InformationDr Margaret Ward is a well-known feminist historian. Her recently published work, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington: Suffragette and Sinn Feiner (UCD Press 2017) has been widely acclaimed. Her books include Unmanageable Revolutionaries: Women and Irish Nationalism (Pluto Press 1983) and a biography of Maud Gonne. She is currently honorary senior lecturer in History with the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University of Belfast. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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