Bold, Brilliant and Bad : Irish Women From History

From every county in Ireland Bold, Brilliant & Bad draws together the stories of over 120 amazing Irish women. Marian Broderick is back to explore the histories of remarkable Irish Women in history. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions. From Lilian Bland to Maeve Binchy and from Anne O'Brien to Professor Sheila Tinney, these women paved the way for the future and made massive changes in their various fields. Meet the women from history who went against the grain and challenged the expectations of the world. There were and are a force to be reckoned with. Table of Contents DID YOU KNOWS page 8 INTRODUCTION 11 WORLD FIRSTS 13 Lizzie Le Blond 15 Lilian Bland 20 Kay McNulty 24 ... AND IRISH FIRSTS 29 Dr Emily Winifred Dickson 30 Beatrice Hill-Lowe 35 Dame Iris Murdoch 39 SPORTING CHAMPIONS 44 Lena Rice 45 Kay Mills 49 Philomena Garvey 52 Anne OBrien 56 THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC 60 The Honourable Mary Ward 61 Agnes Mary Clerke 64 Dr Dorothy Stopford Price 67 Professor Sheila Tinney 72 WORKING-CLASS HEROINES 76 Winifred Carney 77 Rosie Hackett 82 Margaret Skinnider 86 VOTES! 92 Anna Haslam 93 Eva Gore-Booth 97 Gretta Cousins 102 WOMEN OF FAITH 109 Saint Ita 110 Sister Anthony OConnell 114 Mother Kevin Kearney 119 Sister Sarah Clarke 124 ACROSS THE SEA 130 Nellie Cashman 131 Amy Carmichael 136 Annie Moore 140 Carmel Snow 144 THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW 150 Darkey Kelly 151 Catherine Flanagan and Margaret Higgins 155 Ellen Kelly 160 Josephine Chicago Joe Hensley 166 Lizzie Halliday 170 Typhoid Mary Mallon 174 May Churchill Sharpe 177 POETRY AND PROSE 183 Ladain 184 Laetitia Pilkington 188 Mire Bhu N Laoghaire 195 Mire MacNeill 199 Maeve Binchy 205 ARTS AND CRAFTSWOMEN 210 Eileen Gray 211 Evie Hone 216 Sybil Connolly 220 SING THE OLD SONG 224 Catherine Hayes 225 Margaret Burke Sheridan 230 Maureen OHara 235 Kitty Linnane 239 UNHEARD VOICES 243 Ellen Hanley, The Colleen Bawn 244 Elizabeth OFarrell 250 Bridget Hitler 254 Margaret Hassan 259 GAELIC BLUEBLOODS 263 Devorgilla 264 Aoife 269 Margaret of the Hospitalities 273 Nuala ODonnell 276 GLOSSARY AND SOURCES 286 WOMEN BY COUNTY 295 INDEX OF WOMEN 299 PICTURE CREDITS 303 "From every county in Ireland Bold, Brilliant & Bad draws together the stories of over 120 amazing Irish women. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions. Marian Broderick is back to explore the histories of remarkable Irish Women in history. These women made a difference to the world in a variety of ways and paved the way for women today. In this compelling and fascinating book, the thoughts, experiences and actions of these woman are recalled and brought to life again for the reader. Meet the women from history who went against the grain and challenged the expectations of the world. They were and are a force to be reckoned with"--Provided by publisher From every county in Ireland, meet women who made a real difference to the world we live in today. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions, patriots, scientists and more, the stories of amazing women from our history are too often neglected and forgotten.