Ireland's Suffragettes: The Women Who Fought for the Vote

Sarah-Beth Watkins

Jun 2014 · The History Press

About this ebook

Ireland's Suffragettes is a collection of biographical essays introducing the suffragettes who influenced Ireland's struggle for women's rights. Many of the women were political activists while others became militant suffragettes between 1912 and 1914. The struggle of the suffragettes is different to that of the UK, in that many Irish suffragettes were also included in the struggle for independence and the inclusion of women in the trade unions movement. Drawing on primary sources located in the National Archives and the National Library, Ireland's Suffragettes will bring to life not only the most famous names in the suffragette movement but also the other women who made women's rights their lives work.

About the author

Sarah-Beth Watkins was a founding member of the Co Wexford Community Women's Collective, a director of the Traveller Women's Network, a director on the board of the National Collective of Community based Women's Networks, and a steering group member of the Wexford Equality for Women Measure. She is the author of Life Coaching for Writers, Telling Life's Tales, and The Writer's Internet.