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The '''Irish Housewives Association''' (IHA) was an influential pressure group founded in 1942 to speak out about injustices and the needs of Irish women, inside and outside the home |
The '''Irish Housewives Association''' (IHA) was an influential pressure group founded in 1942 to speak out about injustices and the needs of Irish women, inside and outside the home.<ref name=hil>Hilda Tweedy obituary, ''Irish Times'', 9 July 2005.</ref> The organization continued until 1992, when it dissolved itself. |
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==History== |
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In 1947 the IHA affiliated to the [[International Alliance of Women]].<ref name=hil/> |
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The IHA was founded by [[Hilda Tweedy]] along with Andree Sheehy-Skeffington, Susan Manning, and Louie Bennett.<ref name=hil/> The group organized a 'Housewives Petition' sent to the Government before Budget Day in 1941. Later that year over 600 additional signatures were collected.<ref name=PolDict-IHA>{{cite book|last1=Law|first1=Cheryl|title=Women, a modern political dictionary|date=2000|publisher=Tauris|location=London|isbn=9781860645020|pages=[https://archive.org/details/womenmodernpolit0000lawc/page/169 169]|url=https://archive.org/details/womenmodernpolit0000lawc|url-access=registration|chapter=IHA – Irish Housewives Association|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> Initially known as the '''Irish Housewives Committee''',<ref name=PolDict>{{cite book|last1=Law|first1=Cheryl|title=Women, a modern political dictionary|date=2000|publisher=Tauris|location=London|isbn=9781860645020|pages=[https://archive.org/details/womenmodernpolit0000lawc/page/149 149]|url=https://archive.org/details/womenmodernpolit0000lawc|url-access=registration|chapter=Tweedy, Hilda|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> the group was formed at a meeting on 12 May 1942.<ref name=PolDict-IHA/> They initially campaigned for school meals, free travel for pensioners, and consumer protection.<ref name=hil/> In 1946 the organization renamed itself Irish Housewives Association.<ref name=PolDict/> |
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| ⚫ | From 1954 until the early 1960s, the IHA was infiltrated and investigated by [[John Charles McQuaid|Archbishop John Charles McQuaid]]'s Vigilance Committee for communist activity.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=de Haan|first=James|date=2015|title=McQUAID'S 'OLD GRANNY'| |
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In 1947, the IHA affiliated to the [[International Alliance of Women]].<ref name=hil/> Members of IHA, [[Beatrice Dixon]] and Kathleen Swanton began a campaign to have women serve on juries in Ireland. In 1957, Dixon went on to become the first women to serve on a jury.<ref name="Lunney">{{cite book|last1=Lunney|first1=Linde|title=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|date=2009|publisher=Cambridge University Press|editor1-last=McGuire|editor1-first=James|location=Cambridge|chapter=Dixon, Beatrice Maureen|editor2-last=Quinn|editor2-first=James}}</ref> |
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In 1992 the IHA dissolved itself. |
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 25 May 2024
The Irish Housewives Association (IHA) was an influential pressure group founded in 1942 to speak out about injustices and the needs of Irish women, inside and outside the home.[1] The organization continued until 1992, when it dissolved itself.
History
[edit]The IHA was founded by Hilda Tweedy along with Andree Sheehy-Skeffington, Susan Manning, and Louie Bennett.[1] The group organized a 'Housewives Petition' sent to the Government before Budget Day in 1941. Later that year over 600 additional signatures were collected.[2] Initially known as the Irish Housewives Committee,[3] the group was formed at a meeting on 12 May 1942.[2] They initially campaigned for school meals, free travel for pensioners, and consumer protection.[1] In 1946 the organization renamed itself Irish Housewives Association.[3]
In 1947, the IHA affiliated to the International Alliance of Women.[1] Members of IHA, Beatrice Dixon and Kathleen Swanton began a campaign to have women serve on juries in Ireland. In 1957, Dixon went on to become the first women to serve on a jury.[4]
From 1954 until the early 1960s, the IHA was infiltrated and investigated by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid's Vigilance Committee for communist activity.[5]
In 1968, the IHA played a leading role in the setting up of the Council for the Status of Women (now the National Women's Council of Ireland).[1]
In 1992 the IHA dissolved itself.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hilda Tweedy obituary, Irish Times, 9 July 2005.
- ^ a b Law, Cheryl (2000). "IHA – Irish Housewives Association". Women, a modern political dictionary. London: Tauris. pp. 169. ISBN 9781860645020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b Law, Cheryl (2000). "Tweedy, Hilda". Women, a modern political dictionary. London: Tauris. pp. 149. ISBN 9781860645020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Lunney, Linde (2009). "Dixon, Beatrice Maureen". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ de Haan, James (2015). "McQUAID'S 'OLD GRANNY'". History Ireland. 23 (1): 42–44. doi:10.2307/43234641. JSTOR 43234641.