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Ballot Blocked Episode 4: The Radicalism of Irish American Women

Margaret Hinchey standing and pointing addressing a suffrage rally
Labor organizer and suffrage leader Margaret Hinchey addresses a crowd.

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This episode is focused on the role of Irish American women in the suffrage movement. Many of these women were already veteran organizers. They had led strikes and fought for labor unions in cities across the country. They had also campaigned for land reform in Ireland and for Irish independence.

To learn more about how these experiences affected their views on women’s suffrage, we spoke with Dr. Tara McCarthy. Dr. McCarthy is a professor of history at Central Michigan University and is the author of Respectability and Reform: Irish American Women’s Activism, 1880-1920. In the conversation, Dr. McCarthy reflects on the activist history of Irish American women, and how this set them apart from many other suffragists.

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    Part of a series of articles titled Ballot Blocked Podcast.

    Last updated: October 21, 2024