Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
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Helena Molony
Standard Name: Molony, Helena
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Constance Countess Markievicz | CCM
was first imprisoned at Kilmainham
and Mountjoy
prisons in Dublin. As support began to grow for the Easter rebels (many now martyrs to the cause), she was moved to Aylesbury Jail
in England... |
| politics | Constance Countess Markievicz | She was also elected to the committee that produced the new Inine journal Bean na h-Eireann (meaning woman of Ireland).She was introduced to the Inine group by Helena Molony
, an activist who met... |
| politics | Constance Countess Markievicz | CCM
held training camps for the boys (initially at her home) at which, with Helena Molony
and others, she gave them lessons in Gaelic, drills, and firearm handling. The new group was criticized by Arthur Griffith |
| Residence | Constance Countess Markievicz | The principal participants were CCM
, Helena Molony
, and Bulmer Hobson
(Constance's husband was in the Ukraine). They held Fianna
camps there, and commuted back into Dublin for Sinn Féin
and Inghinidhe na hEireann |
| Textual Production | Maud Gonne | The nationalist women's organization MG
founded, the Daughters of Erin
, created Bean na hÉireann (Woman of Ireland), a nationalist monthly for women. MG
was present for the meeting at which Helena Molony
proposed the... |
Timeline
1 June 1912: Women suffragists, nationalists and trades...
National or international item
1 June 1912
Women suffragists, nationalists and trades unionists held a mass meeting in Dublin to insist that female suffrage be included in the Home Rule Bill; their demands were ignored by the Irish Parliamentary Party
.
Ward, Margaret. “’Suffrage First--Above All Else!’ An Account of the Irish Suffrage Movement”. Feminist Review, Vol.
10
, 1982, pp. 21-36. 27
Texts
Molony, Helena, editor. Bean na hÉireann.