Elizabeth Sugrue
1700s Irish executioner
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Lindy Boggs
After winning a special election to succeed her husband, Congresswoman Boggs went on to serve 18 years in the US House of Representatives, becoming an advocate for women’s equality, economic opportunity for minorities, and the preservation of House heritage.
Kit Coleman
Irish-Canadian journalist, war correspondant and writer
Joanna Hiffernan
1800s Irish artist’s model
Olivia Knight
Irish poet, translator and teacher
Cordelia O’Neill
Cleveland, Ohio elementary school principal
Julia Harrington Duff
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.
Sara Varley McCarthy
Ohio reporter and social welfare volunteer who helped organize the Cleveland Diocesan Council of the National Councl of Catholic Women in 1923, received a papal medal for distinguished service by a layperson to the Catholic Church in 1936.
Noreen Dennehy
Irish Franciscan nun who helped Jews escape from Italy during World War II
Doreen Keogh
Irish actor