Her election to the Boston School Committee in 1900 marked a significant milestone for the Irish Catholic community, breaking barriers in a time when women faced significant restrictions in politics. While serving on the committee, Duff promoted educational opportunities for women and supported the establishment of kindergartens and schools for girls.
For almost fifty years, Wessie Connell introduced generations of children to the power of knowledge. Without any formal education beyond high school, she created an award-winning library system in Cairo, Georgia, and was a leading advocate of free access to information for all people. Her desire to expose children and adults to the joy of reading led her to develop innovative ideas that are now standard in public libraries: children’s story time, summer reading clubs, book mobiles, and branch libraries.
Irish-Spanish bohemian, radical and educationalist
American archivist who initiated the Vanishing Georgia Project in 1975 to preserve and copy photographs in communities throughout the state.
Cleveland, Ohio art teacher
South African writer and editor
South African educator and activist
Irish fashion design teacher
South African music director
Irish historian