Fearless WomanHanna Sheehy Skeffington (18771946) was truly a fearless woman. At a time when women were viewed as second class citizens in the eyes of the law, she stepped boldly into the public spotlight, founding the Irish Womens Franchise Leaguea pioneering voting right organizationin 1908, as well as taking a strong public stance against World War I and serving as an executive in the leftwing political party Sinn Fin. Her later years saw her mount a campaign as