Margaret Cousins

Standard Name: Cousins, Margaret

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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...

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11 November 1908: Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and Margaret Cousins...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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July 1920

The Irish Citizen ended publication after a British soldier wrecked the press.

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