Theresa Malkiel, the Woman Behind International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018 By Mary in All Posts, Opinion/Features, Uncategorized Tags: International Women's Day, Theresa Malkiel, Women's History, women's rights

International Women’s Day is now celebrated around the world but little is known about one of its key founders: Theresa Malkiel. I wrote this piece for Broadly and VICE about Theresa’s life and legacy.

Celebrating Countess Markievicz

February 2, 2018 By Mary in All Posts, Opinion/Features, Uncategorized Tags: Countess Markievicz, Suffragettes, Votes for Women, Women's History

To mark the centenary of (some) women’s suffrage, I wrote about the trail-blazing Countess Markievicz for The Pool (read here). Markievicz was the first female MP ever elected but never took her seat.

Mary McGill

Tag Archives: Women’s History

Theresa Malkiel, the Woman Behind International Women’s Day

Celebrating Countess Markievicz