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It took more than 150 years for American and British suffragists to gain women’s right to vote decades filled with struggle, sacrifice, and fervent attempts to sway public opinion. And those efforts at persuasion didn’t always involve speeches or personal appeals.
Suffragists used visual symbolism to help the public envision a world in which women could participate in the political process. Some emblems were savvy ways to help suffragists stick out in a crowd. Others signified the value that women would bring to public life if given the right to vote although sometimes they obscured the contributions women of color made to the suffrage movement.
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International Women s Day, March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here IrishCentral looks at the inspiring lives of some of Ireland s fiercest females.
In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, Well-behaved women seldom make history⦠and this could not be truer for the cast of characters found in Irish history.
All these women threw away social norms, lead the life they wanted and achieved what they set out to, even when they were told no.
Maureen OâHara (1920 - 2015)
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Maureen O Hara, pictured here in 1960. (Getty Images)
Maureen O Hara was known in Hollywood for her drive and personality. Not your typical Hollywood actress, she didnât drink or smoke, have numerous affairs, or go to parties, but that does not mean she was a quiet goodie two shoes. Maureen OâHara had a fiery temper as bright as her hair, but she was never considered a diva and never lost her down-to-earth qualities. Even on th