{"id":729,"date":"2024-11-20T14:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/national-archives.go-vip.net\/?page_id=729"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:12:43","slug":"irish-womens-suffrage-and-local-government-association-1876-1914-2005-51","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/sources-for-womens-history\/irish-womens-suffrage-and-local-government-association-1876-1914-2005-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Women\u2019s Suffrage and Local Government Association, 1876\u20131914 (2005\/51)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section id=\"block-block_aa18a7d5630b63900ef55e2c278fb252\" class=\"landing-page-header-block title-width-default block-color-green block-row-02-type-share block-row-02-share-position-bottom intro-full-width\" data-style=\"style-11\">    \n\n\t<div class=\"header \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"translation-notice\">\n        <div class=\"inner container\">\n            <p><strong>Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n ar f\u00e1il go luath<\/strong><\/p>\n            <p>\u00c1r leithsc\u00e9al as an m\u00edchaoithi\u00falacht. Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n Gaeilge ar an leathanach seo ar f\u00e1il go luath. Go raibh maith agat as do chuid foighneachta agus muid ag obair ar leagan uasd\u00e1taithe.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-0\">Irish Women\u2019s Suffrage and Local Government Association, 1876\u20131914 (2005\/51)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- mobile -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-row-02\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-button pulse fade-in\" data-js=\"share-button\">SHARE<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text h3\"><p>The minute books of the Irish Society for Women\u2019s Suffrage serve as a vital primary source for historians, offering insights into the women\u2019s suffrage movement and prompting further exploration of women\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t<span class=\"notification-top\" data-js=\"share-copied\">URL copied to clipboard<\/span>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-block_6fa86fd5a9e1477b43f63edd9b7c5719\" class=\"content-tile-block nai-block margin-top-small margin-bottom-default image_right text-regular text-black bg-white no-border-top smaller-heading\" data-layout=\"layout-1-2\">        \n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" data-image=\"cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Who was Anna Haslam<\/h3>\n<p>Anna Haslam (1829\u20131922) was a prominent suffragist and a key figure in the 19th and early 20th-century women\u2019s movement in Ireland. Born into a Quaker family in Youghal, County Cork, she was deeply influenced by her upbringing, which emphasised equality and social reform.<\/p>\n<h2>What the minute book records contain<\/h2>\n<p>The minute book records every committee meeting of the association, 213 in all and not one of which Anna Haslam<strong> <\/strong>missed, from the first in 1876 to end of 1913, when she resigned as secretary. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, the minute books illustrate the association\u2019s significant role in advocating for women\u2019s rights and its lasting impact on Irish society.<\/p>\n<h3>Changing dynamics<\/h3>\n<p>The minutes reflect a shift in the association\u2019s structure, with women increasingly outnumbering men and taking leadership roles, indicating a growing empowerment of women in activism.<\/p>\n<h3>Historical progress<\/h3>\n<p>The association underwent several name changes, reflecting milestones in women\u2019s rights, such as gaining eligibility as poor law guardians and local government franchises.<\/p>\n<h3>Diverse membership<\/h3>\n<p>The inclusion of nationalists like Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and Mary Hayden highlights the broadening of the movement and its appeal across different political perspectives.<\/p>\n<h3>Leadership and collaboration<\/h3>\n<p>Anna Haslam\u2019s central role as secretary underscores her dedication, while the presence of differing opinions and resignations illustrates that the association was a collaborative effort, not solely reliant on one individual.<\/p>\n<h3>Continuous activism<\/h3>\n<p>The minutes document ongoing efforts, including public meetings, petitions, and lobbying for women\u2019s suffrage, showcasing the association\u2019s commitment to activism.<\/p>\n<h3>Advocacy for rights<\/h3>\n<p>The association actively worked to counter attempts to disqualify women from various roles and pushed for their appointment in positions like rate collectors and sanitary inspectors, all while striving for the parliamentary vote.<\/p>\n<p>Consult the minute book which begins in 1876 and ends in 1914.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA1.pdf\">Minute Book, 21 February 1876-14 January 1884<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA2.pdf\">Minute Book, 14 January 1884-28 March 1893<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA3.pdf\">Minute Book, 24 October 1893-4 October 1898<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA4.pdf\">Minute Book, 4 October 1898-15 March 1901<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA5.pdf\">Minute Book, 15 March 1901-12 January 1905<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA6.pdf\">Minute Book,12 January 1905-19 March 1908<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA7.pdf\">Minute Book, 19 March 1908-8 September 1910<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA8.pdf\">Minute Book, 8 September 1910-12 December 1912<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DWSA9.pdf\">Minute Book, 12 December 1912-8 January 1914<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-button color-default size-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dib.ie\/index.php\/biography\/haslam-anna-maria-a3850\" target=\"\">Read more about Anna Haslam\u2019s contribution to the cause of women\u2019s rights in Ireland, in this essay by Mary Cullen<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 21\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M8.13743 5.21478C7.812 4.88934 7.28436 4.88934 6.95892 5.21478C6.63348 5.54022 6.63348 6.06786 6.95892 6.39329L11.3697 10.804L6.95892 15.2148C6.63348 15.5402 6.63348 16.0679 6.95892 16.3933C7.28436 16.7187 7.812 16.7187 8.13743 16.3933L13.1374 11.3933C13.4629 11.0679 13.4629 10.5402 13.1374 10.2148L8.13743 5.21478Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>    \n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":4092,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-729","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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