Women's Social and Progressive League

Irish women's organization

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The Women's Social and Progressive League was a women's organisation and political party founded in Ireland in 1937 by Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington. It was committed to opposing the 1937 constitution of Ireland and any regressive consequences it would entail; the organisation opposed articles 40, 41, and 45 concerning the status of women. Among its most prominent members were Dorothy Macardle,[1] Lorna Reynolds, Mary Hayden, Mary J. Hogan, Mary Macken, Mary S. Kettle and Agnes O'Farrelly.[2][3]

The party ran candidates in the 1938 Irish general election as well as the 1943 Irish general election.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Berresford Ellis, Peter (2016). "A Reflection of Ghosts: The Life of Dorothy Macardle". The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature (7): 63–81. JSTOR 48536112.
  2. ^ "A life whose theme was freedom of women". The Irish Times. 2003-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ Depuis, Nicola (2009). Mná na hEireann. Cork: The Mercier Press.
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