Letter from Deborah Webb to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Deborah Webb

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Deborah Webb writes to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington regarding the latest Irish Women's Franchise League meeting and the location of the key to the meeting room. She also writes about another member, Mrs Connery, who expressed strong sentiments to one of the issues raised. In the post script Webb says she came to the meeting to see Skeffington and also inquire as to the health of Maggie. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946), suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916), and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution emerged.

 National Library of Ireland Sheehy Skeffington Papers, Collection List No. 47;, MS 33,604/15-11 https://letters1916.ie/item/993 English Deborah Webb 1916 Irish Women's Franchise League, Antient Concert Buildings, 42e, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, Ireland. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Female Country and City Life Industry and Public Administration

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 IRISH WOMEN'S FRANCHISE LEAGUE, ANTIENT CONCERT BUILDINGS 42e, GT. BRUNSWICK ST., DUBLIN. Dear Mrs. Skeffington Key of press is behind clock & others are in press. I met Miss Blake & she told me one of the Teachers took away key to hold meeting tonight here. I think there might to be some misunderstanding with those people — they seem to be holding meetings always. I am surprised at Miss Connery's statement and can attribute it to nothing but temper which she exhibited to a marked degree on last Committee night. The matter re: food supplies for dance was settled by the majorityof the Committee when it was decided that the dance if it has to be held at all was to be run on strict business lines and Miss Maxwell was deputed to write & ask some members if they were willing to assist in organizing it under these conditions. The matter can come up again at next meeting & you are perfectly at liberty to read this at next Committee meeting — in the presence of Miss Connery. Miss. D.W. I came in this evening hoping to see you as I am anxious to know how Maggie is. Deborah Webb Letter from Deborah Webb to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 1916Letter from Deborah Webb to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 6 November 1915Letter from Deborah Webb to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 26 November 1915Letter from Deborah Webb to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 20 November 1915 Irish Women's Franchise League, Antient Concert Buildings, 42e, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, Ireland. Letter from Deborah Webb to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 1916