Left Lives Vol.. 4 - Women

The volume will be launched virtually on Sunday, September 5th at 5pm, after the 110th anniversary webinar event on the Irish Women Workers Union.

The book is edited by Mags O'Brien the veteran labour and social policy activist who has been involved in many social justice campaigns at home, Divorce Campaign, the Gender Pay Gap etc. and abroad particularly in Palestine via Gaza Action Ireland she was jailed by the Israeli government in 2011 attempting to break the siege of Gaza..

This volume contains 10 essays on Women in Ireland over a 135-year period, including Mary Mc Auliffe on Helen Chenevix, Kathryn Johnston on her friend and journalist colleague Lyra Mc Kee, Charles Callan on Margaret Skinnider & Dympna Harper, Francis Devine on May O'Brien, Kate Kirwan & Mags O’ Brien on Paidrigin Ni Mhurchu, O’Brien on Evelyn Owens, as well as the nonagenarian Marin Johnston, Seamus Dooley on the octogenarian Mary Maher, and Margaret Ward on the sexagenarian peace activist and negotiator Monica Mc Williams

One of a limited run of 165 softback copies.

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