iamBullivantJan 5, 2024

Jane Wyse Power (Siobhán Bean an Phaoraigh) died on 5 January 1941. She was an Irish activist, feminist, politician and businesswoman. She was a founder member of Sinn Féin and Inghinidhe na hÉireann. She rose in the ranks to become one of the most important women of the revolution. 1/2

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As President of Cumann na mBan, she left the radicalised party and formed a new organisation called Cumann na Saoirse, holding several senior posts in the Dáil during the Free State. The 1916 Proclamation was signed in her house on Henry St, Dublin. 2/2

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