Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946) was truly a fearless woman. At a
time when women were viewed as second-class citizens in the eyes of the
law, she stepped boldly into the public spotlight, founding the Irish
Women's Franchise League--a pioneering voting right organization--in
1908, as well as taking a strong public stance against World War I and
serving as an executive in the leftwing political party Sinn Féin. Her
later years saw her mount a campaign as an Irish parliamentary candidate
and confront powerful figures such as Winston Churchill and Woodrow
Wilson in her fight for social justice. This substantially revised and
updated edition of Margaret Ward's biography of Skeffington sheds new
light on the fascinating life of a pivotal figure in the feminist,
labor, and nationalist movements in Ireland. Incorporating new archival
research and featuring an array of freshly discovered images, Ward's
book also illuminates rarely-seen corners of Skeffington's life outside
the public eye, exploring both her relationship with her husband and her
role as a single parent. With social and political issues such as voting
rights, gender equality, and the progressive fight for justice as vital
as ever, this revised edition of Fearless Woman could hardly be
timelier.