1. Cissie Cahalan was an Irish trade unionist, feminist, and suffragette.
11 Facts About Cissie Cahalan
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Cissie Cahalan worked in shops in the city of Dublin, mostly at the department store chain Arnotts.
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Cissie Cahalan was described as one of the only women from a working-class background to have a major role in the Irish suffragette movement.
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Cissie Cahalan served as president of the IDAA three times, being elected in 1922,1923, and 1924.
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Cissie Cahalan continued to work at her day job alongside her activist work until 1932, and worked part-time at St Ultan's Hospital.
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Cissie Cahalan went on writing for the union journal in the 1930s.
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Cissie Cahalan was married to John Burns in 1932; Burns died four years later.
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Cissie Cahalan was a close friend of Irish nationalist and fellow suffragette Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington.
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Cissie Cahalan had a well publicized debate with fellow suffragist Louie Bennett in 1919, over the subject of membership in trade unions.
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Cissie Cahalan argued that segregated unions would provide owners with a tool when disputes arose.
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Cissie Cahalan believed in trade unions being open to all workers, and campaigned for equal pay for all workers.