Margaret Cousins
Standard Name: Cousins, Margaret
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Sarojini Naidu | The deputation was sponsored by Irish-English suffragist Margaret Cousins
. The Indian women's movement gained momentum after Annie Besant
was interned by the Governor of Madras in June 1917. After her release in September, women... |
Timeline
11 November 1908
Hanna Sheehy Skeffington
and Margaret Cousins
formed the Irish Women's Franchise League
, a militant, non-partisan organisation which wanted women's suffrage included in the Home Rule Bill.
25 May 1912
The Irish Citizen, a suffrage newspaper jointly edited by Francis Sheehy Skeffington
and James Cousins
, began weekly publication in London.
13 June 1912
Eight Irish Women's Franchise League
members, including Hanna Sheehy Skeffington
and Margaret Cousins
, were arrested for smashing windows in the General Post Office, Customs House, and Dublin Castle.
February 1913
Four women prisoners—Margaret Cousins
, Margaret Connery
, Barbara Hoskins
, and Mabel Purves
—went on a hunger strike for six days at Tullamore Prison to demand political prisoner status.
July 1920
The Irish Citizen ended publication after a British soldier wrecked the press.